About Jan Achakzai
Born 1970. Jan Achakzai is a Pakistani and British politician, writer, businessperson and journalist.
Jan Muhammad Khan Achakzai (born 1970) is a Pakistani politician, journalist and writer. He served as the caretaker information minister of Balochistan from August 2023 to February 2024. He is one the senior members of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).
Early life and education Jan Muhammad Khan Achakzai was born in 1970 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, to a family belonging to the Achakzai tribe of Durrani Pashtuns. He studied at the University of Balochistan and later University of London.
Career Achakzai spent two decades in the United Kingdom and became associated with the BBC World Service and Voice of America. He was described as a "close aide" to JUI-F's leader Fazal-ur-Rahman. He became a spokesperson for the PML-N's government under Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
In August 2023, Achakzai was appointed caretaker information minister of Balochistan.
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Pakistani politician (born 1970)
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Jan Achakzai was born in 1970 in Balochistan, Quetta.
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