Faisal Amin Khan

Sardar Faisal Amin Khan Gandapur is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since April 2024. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from October 2018 to January 2023.

He also served as the Provincial Minister of for Local Government, Elections, and Rural Development from November 2021 till January 2023.

Additionally, he has also worked in modeling and journalism.

Faisal Amin was a French citizen but on the advice of his brother Ali Amin Gandapur relinquished his citizenship in 2018 when he joined the active politics of Pakistan.

Early life and education Faisal Amin was born in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 20 December 1975.

He belongs to a politically active Pashtun family of the Gandapur tribe: His late father Major (retd) Aminullah Gandapur was the former Minister for Revenue, Excise and Taxation, while his brothers Ali Amin Gandapur and Umar Amin Khan Gandapur have served in important administrative postings.

He was educated at the Government College University, Lahore and at the Forman Christian College, Lahore, having earned his Master's degree in English literature. He has written articles for leading French magazines, including the daily newspaper Le Figaro.