Who is Suhail Afridi, the Newly Nominated Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

Islamabad: Suhail Afridi, newly nominated by PTI founder Imran Khan as Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was elected for the first time from constituency PK-70.

According to information available to *Express News*, Suhail Afridi hails from District Khyber, making him the first Chief Minister from this area. He previously served as President of the Insaf Students Federation (ISF) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In the current government, Suhail Afridi worked as Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Communication and Works before being appointed as Minister for Higher Education after a cabinet reshuffle.

Afridi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and is a businessman by profession. In the recent general elections, he secured victory with a significant margin, defeating PML-N’s Bilawal Afridi, JUI-F’s Hameedullah Jan Afridi, and other contenders.