Ajmal Khattak is a politician, writer and Pashtun poet from Pukhtunistan. He has had a long career in both the anti-imperial movement against the British in Pukhtunistan and as part of the National Awami Party in it's various incarnations in Pakistan.

He served as member of Pukhtunistan Provincial Assembly and Provincial minister in the shortlived NAP-JUI government in 1973. As well as Member of National Assembly and Senator in Pakistan's Parliament after 1988.

Within the National Awami Party he served as secretary general of NAP in the 1970's, however after Rawalpindi Liaqat Bagh Firing of March 23, 1973, he fled into self imposed exile to Afghanistan and stayed there in exile for 16 long years.

Ajmal Khattak enjoyed excellent relation with various communist Afghan government during the Soviet accupation from President Tarakai to Najeebullah. He ended his exile in 1989 after his party joined the right wing alliance the IJI with the, Pakistan Muslim League in 1990 mainly due to the efforts of Nawaz Sharif. He also served as the President of the Awami National Party after the retirement of Khan Abdul Wali Khan.

The author of many books in Pashto he has has written 13 books in Pushto and Urdu including a History of Pushto Literature (in Urdu) 'Pakistan Main Qaumi Jamhoori Tehrikin, Da Ghirat Chagha, Batoor, Gul auo Perhar, Guloona auo Takaloona, Jalawatan ki Shairee, Pukhtana Shora and Da Wakht Chagha.

He was ousted as Party's President in 2000. He has now retired from active politics and lives in his village home in Akora Khattak.



See Also: Ajmal Khattak's poetry


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