Amjad Khan Afridi

Amjad Khan Afridi is a Pakistani politician from Kohat District who thrice served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from March 2008 to March 2013, from May 2013 to May 2018, and from August 2018 to January 2023.

Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province as an independent candidate from PF-37 (Kohat-I) in the 2008 North-West Frontier Province provincial election. He received 12,927 votes and defeated Aurangzeb Khan, another independent candidate. After the election, he joined the Awami National Party (ANP).

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as an independent candidate from PK-37 (Kohat-I) in the 2013 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election. He received 18,071 votes and defeated Ghulam Habib, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F). After the election, he joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

He was expelled from the PTI for violating party discipline in the 2015 local elections.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as an independent candidate from PK-80 (Kohat-I) in the 2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election. He received 29,279 votes and defeated Aftab Alam Afridi, a candidate of PTI.

On 17 February 2021, he joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) with his father, Shammim Afridi.

He contested the 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election as a candidate of the PPP from PK-90 Kohat-I, but was unsuccessful. He received 35,143 votes and was defeated by Aftab Alam Afridi, an independent candidate supported by the PTI.