The Central Council of the Awami National Party (ANP) unanimously elected Senator Aimal Wali Khan as the Central President of the party.

According to a report on Sunday, former Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti suggested the name of Senator Aimal Wali Khan for the central presidency.

All the members of the Central Council of the ANP approved the name of Senator Aimal Wali Khan as President of the party.

Aimal Wali Khan (38 years old) is a Pakistani politician and the son of the former central president of ANP Asfandyar Wali Khan; the grandson of the founder of ANP, Abdul Wali Khan; and the great-grandson of the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement, Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

Aimal started his political career in 2007 as a worker for the Pakhtun Students’ Federation (PSF). He remained associated with the student wing till 2011.

He was elected as Provincial President of ANP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 12 April 2019. Aimal also holds the Directorship of Baacha Khan Trust.