Horse Riding Enthusiasts Gandapur ‘Remember Voter’s Street Address’

Horse riding and javelin enthusiast Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Amin Gandapur was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday.

It should be noted that he did not join the Sunni Ittehad Council to participate in the intra-party election of PTI. Thus, he has become the independent chief minister of the province.

Gandapur, who hails from Dera Ismail Khan, was nominated for the Chief Ministership by PTI founder Imran Khan.

Gandapur defeated Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman from DI Khan’s National Assembly Constituency NA-44. He also won the provincial assembly seat from the same area.

His personality is known to be tough and angry, but he also has some habits that few people know about.

Nusrat Gandapur is a journalist of DI Khan and now lives in the neighborhood of Ali Amin.

He told Independent Urdu that ‘Ali Amin is a keen equestrian and javelin enthusiast and never gets tired of participating in equestrian and javelin competitions across the country.’

According to Nusrat, ‘He is also fond of flying pigeons, but is more fond of horse riding and javelin, and so much so that in 2019, during a competition in DI Khan, more than 2,200 horse riders were gathered.’

According to Nusrat, this hobby is also the reason for Ali Amin’s recognition in Punjab.

According to Nusrat Gandapur, horse riding is done more in Lahore and it is an expensive and rich hobby, so he became associated with the political and influential figures of Punjab.

According to Nusrat Gandapur, the secret of Ali Amin Gandapur’s popularity and victory in DI Khan, who was born in Kalachi area of ​​DI Khan, is that Saraikis, Sunnis, Shias and Pashtuns all vote for him and maintain contact with him. Is.

However, according to Nusrat, ‘Maulana Fazlur Rehman himself has said that the Saraikis did not vote for him and the reason for this is that Gandapur is there to meet everyone, while Maulana Sahib is a little reserved and meets the common people. is less.’

One of the proofs of not getting Saraiki votes is that Maulana Fazlur Rehman gets the same 45, 50 thousand votes since his father’s time and this has been going on for many elections, while Ali Amin got more than 80 thousand votes in 2018 and now More than 93 thousand votes have been taken.

Ali Amin who remembers the street address of the voters

According to Nusrat Gandapur: ‘One of Ali Amin’s habits is that he remembers the streets and addresses of voters in the area and remembers the name of anyone he meets, whether he is a voter or not.’

“If you ask Ali Amin about someone, he also knows that such and such is a mason, such and such a burger seller and such and such a porter.”

According to Nusrat Gandapur, this habit of his is one of the reasons why he is popular among the people.

However, some people complain that whatever comes into the mouth speaks. ‘

Nusrat said: ‘Whenever a bureaucrat or a government officer does something wrong, Ali Amin is not one for paperwork but he sweeps it straight away and people in our society like that kind of leader.’

Political journey of Ali Amin

Ali Amin Gandapur’s father Amin Gandapur passed away on February 12. He was a retired major from the Pakistan Army and held the position of Caretaker Minister during Pervez Musharraf’s regime.

Since Ali Amin belongs to the Gandapur family, according to Nusrat Gandapur, this family has been active in Pakistan politics for the last 50, 60 years, in which a big name was Inayatullah Khan Gandapur, who was a relative of Ali Amin.

Inayatullah Khan was elected Member of the Assembly in the then Frontier Province in the 1970 elections and later in 1973 he was also elected the Chief Minister.

Ali Amin belongs to the same family but they also have differences on some personal issues.

According to Nusrat Gandapur, Ali Amin appeared on the political horizon the most when he defeated Maulana Fazlur Rehman in 2018.

He participated in the elections on PTI ticket in 2013 and was successful, while in 2018 he won both the provincial and national assembly seats where he defeated Maulana Fazlur Rehman on the national seat.

Ali Amin also remained the provincial finance minister and is now considered one of Imran Khan’s close associates in the PTI.

Ali Amin Gandapur’s elder brother Faisal Amin Gandapur is also a politician. He renounced his French citizenship in 2018 and entered politics and was elected as a member of the assembly.

Ali Amin Gandapur was given the portfolio of Kashmir and Baltistan Ministry after winning the elections in 2018.

Nusrat Gandapur said about the nomination of Ali Amin as Chief Minister that when Imran Khan came during the flood days of DI Khan, Ali Amin was told that the next chief minister should be the southern districts to solve the problems of the southern districts. will be made from

The habit of sharing money among children

‘Ali Amin Gandapur’s very old habit is to distribute money to children on the way and you can see Ali Amin going anywhere.’

Nusrat Gandapur said that when Ali Amin used to travel from Dera Ismail Khan to Islamabad, he would stop seeing children on the way and distribute money among them. Ali Amin will surely distribute money among them while walking in the street, when someone goes here to offer condolences or seeing children in any event.’

According to Nusrat Gandapur, “In the beginning, some people were angry with Ali Amin because he used to use harsh language when he got angry with anyone, but we noticed that now his habit has decreased.”

Note: This profile was published on February 13, 2024, which has now been slightly modified.

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