Sohail Afridi | |
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سہیل آفریدی | |
![]() Sohail Afridi in 2025 | |
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Assumed office 15 October 2025 | |
Governor | Faisal Karim Kundi |
Preceded by | Ali Amin Khan Gandapur |
Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Communication &Works | |
In office 13 October 2024 –8 October 2025 | |
Preceded by | Shakeel Ahmad (as Minister) |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
Constituency | PK-70 Khyber-II |
Majority | 24,120 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1989 (age 35–36) |
Political party | PTI (2015-present) |
Alma mater | University of Peshawar |
Muhammad Sohail Khan Afridi [a] (born 1989) is a Pakistani politician from Khyber District. He is serving as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 15 October 2025. [1] He has also been serving as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from constituency PK-70 Khyber-II since 29 February 2024.
Afridi was born in 1989 in the Bara Tehsil,located in the Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan. He is the third of six brothers. [2] He received his early education and matriculated from the Muslim Public School in Peshawar,later attending FC Government High School. Afridi earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Peshawar. During his student years,he was active in the Insaf Student Federation (ISF),where he advocated for education reforms. [3] [4] Before entering politics,he worked in the property business. [2]
He contested the 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa election as a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate from PK-70 Khyber-II. He secured 31,669 votes while the runner-up was Bilawal Afridi of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) who secured 7,549 votes. [5] [6] Following his victory,he was appointed as Special Assistant for Communication and Works (C&W) for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Gandapur administration. [3] [4]
After Ali Amin Gandapur resigned on 8 October 2025 as Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Imran Khan's orders, Salman Akram Raja confirmed that Afridi had been named as the next chief minister of the province by Imran Khan. [7] [3]
On 13 October 2025, Afridi was elected as Chief Minister after securing 90 votes in the 145-strong Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while three other candidates of the opposition received none. [8]
A brief political crisis arose due to Governor Faisal Karim Kundi's refusal to accept Gandapur's resignation. The crisis was ended by the Peshawar High Court (PHC), when it ruled that Gandapur's resignation took effect when he tendered it, and was further confirmed through his speech on the floor of the Provincial Assembly. The court also ordered Governor Kundi to administer the oath of office to Afridi on 15 October 2025. The ruling also stated that Babar Saleem Swati, the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly, may administer the oath in case of Kundi fails to do so. [9]
On 15 October 2025, Afridi was administered the oath of office by Governor Kundi at the Governor’s House, thus beginning his tenure as the province's Chief Minister. [10]