Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur Explained

Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur
Honorific-Suffix:Minister
Office:Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights
Term Start:31 May 2013
Term End:16 October 2013
Successor:Imtiaz Shahid
Office1:Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
Term Start3:2002
Term End3:2008
Term Start2:2008
Term End2:2013
Term Start1:May 2013
Term End1:October 2013
Constituency:PK-67 D.I. Khan-IV
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
Otherparty:Pakistan People's Party (S) (2008-2013)
Birth Date:1975 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, Pakistan
Death Place:Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, Pakistan
Parents:Inayatullah Khan Gandapur (father)
Relatives:Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur (brother)
Aghaz Ikramullah Gandapur (Nephew)

Sardar Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur (; 6 August 1975 – 16 October 2013) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 till his murder by a terrorist suicide bomber. In his third term, he was serving as Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights at the time of his death.[1] [2]

Murder

On 16 October 2013, Gandapur was murderedalong with at least seven other victimsby a suicide bomb blast on the first day of Eid al-Adha while greeting locals at his residence in Kulachi village.[3] [4] He was the third Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) killed by terrorists in a period of five months, following MPA Fareed Khan and MPA Imran Khan Mohmand.[2]

Brother's murder

After his death, his seat in the Provincial Assembly was won by his brother, Ikramullah Gandapur; Ikramullah was murdered by a terrorist in the 2018 Kulachi suicide bombing.[5]

Memorial

After the death of Sardar Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur, a government college was named in his honor.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr. Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur. www.pakp.gov.pk. 29 October 2017. 18 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118164513/http://www.pakp.gov.pk/2013/member/pk-67/. dead.
  2. News: Sardar Israrullah Khan Gandapur . . Zulfiqar . Ali . 2013-10-19.
  3. News: Pakistan minister Israrullah Gandapur killed in blast . . 2013-10-16.
  4. News: Explosion kills K-P minister Israrullah Gandapur . . . 2013-10-16.
  5. News: PTI candidate Ikramullah Gandapur laid to rest in DI Khan . . 2018-07-23 . 2024-09-06.
  6. Web site: Govt Degree College Shaheed Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur KULACHI (D.I.Khan). www.admission.hed.gkp.pk .