Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur

Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur
Minister
Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights
In office
31 May 2013 – 16 October 2013
Succeeded byImtiaz Shahid
ConstituencyPK-67 D.I. Khan-IV
Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
In office
May 2013 – October 2013
In office
2008–2013
In office
2002–2008
Personal details
Born(1975-08-06)6 August 1975
Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, Pakistan
Died16 October 2013(2013-10-16) (aged 38)
Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan People's Party (S) (2008-2013)
ParentInayatullah Khan Gandapur (father)
RelativesSardar Ikramullah Gandapur (brother)
Aghaz Ikramullah Gandapur (Nephew)

Sardar Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur (Urdu: اسرار اللہ خان گنڈا پور; 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 murdered – along with at least seven other victims – by 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]

References

  1. ^ "Mr. Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Ali, Zulfiqar (19 October 2013). "Sardar Israrullah Khan Gandapur". Dawn.
  3. ^ "Pakistan minister Israrullah Gandapur killed in blast". BBC News. 16 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Explosion kills K-P minister Israrullah Gandapur". The Express Tribune. Reuters. 16 October 2013.
  5. ^ "PTI candidate Ikramullah Gandapur laid to rest in DI Khan". Geo News. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Govt Degree College Shaheed Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur KULACHI (D.I.Khan)". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk.