Faisal Khan Tarakai | |
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Provincial Minister of Elementary & Secondary Education for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Assumed office 7 March 2024 | |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Assumed office 28 February 2024 | |
Constituency | PK-52 Swabi-IV |
Personal details | |
Born | Swabi District,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan |
Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Relations | Shahram Khan Tarakai (brother) Mohammad Ali Tarakai (uncle) Usman Khan Tarakai (uncle) Murtaza Khan (cousin) |
Parent | Liaqat Khan Tarakai (father) |
Faisal Khan Tarakai is a Pakistani politician from the Swabi District who is currently serving as the Minister of Elementary &Secondary Education for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the PTI-led Gandapur ministry. He is notably the brother of ex-minister Shahram Khan Tarakai and is currently serving as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from PK-52 Swabi-IV since February 2024.
Faisal Khan Tarakai was born on 1 January 1979 in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His father is Liaqat Khan Tarakai,while his family,the Tarakai family is an influential political family,including his brother ex-Minister Shahram Khan Tarakai. He received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management Degree and is also a businessman. He worked for several public welfare trusts owned by his family. [1]
He contested the 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial elections as a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf/Independent candidate from PK-52 Swabi-IV. He secured 42,269 votes while the runner-up was Touseef Ijaz of ANP who secured 23,317 votes. [2] [3] Upon his victory,he was selected to be Minister of Elementary &Secondary Education in the cabinet of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.
While serving as Minister of Elementary &Secondary Education he began setting up 400 community schools to selected districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the Human Capital Investment Project. Faisal stated that over 26,000 boys and girls would be enrolled in these community schools while 500 youth and early age classes would also be established in which a planned 32,000 more boys and girls would be enrolled. He also said 150 schools are also being established in selected districts,which would enroll 9,000 girls and boys while 11,000 more boys and girls would be enrolled under Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) project to benefit 0.3 million children in the province. [4] [5]
He also emphasized key initiatives in the education sector primarily involving teachers,women in education,female literacy and the enhancement of educational facilities via programs in merged tribal districts. [6] His tenure also has seen the beginning of e-transfer policy being used for teachers. [7] Tarakai also started a program to provide free meals to primary school students. [8]
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