Taj Muhammad Afridi

Taj Muhammad Afridi
تاج محمد آفریدی
Minister for Relief, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement KPK
Caretaker
In office
26 January 2023 – 10 August 2023
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
11 March 2015 – 11 March 2021
Personal details
Born(1970-02-01)1 February 1970
Khyber District, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Died12 June 2026(2026-06-12) (aged 56)
Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
PartyPakistan Muslim League (N) (2023–2026)
Tehreeke Islahate Pakistan (2022–2023)
Balochistan Awami Party (2021–2022)
Independent (2015–2021)
RelativesShahjee Gul Afridi (brother)
Bilawal Afridi (nephew)
Shafiq Sher Afridi (nephew)

Taj Muhammad Afridi (Urdu: تاج محمد آفریدی; 1 February 1970 – 12 June 2026) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of Senate of Pakistan from March 2015 to March 2021. He was also the provincial caretaker Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation from January to August 2023.

Background

Taj was a member of the Afridi tribe. Afridi was the brother of Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi.

He owned an oil refinery and was an owner of Al-Haj Enterprises and Al Haj FAW Motors. He had once been a contractor for NATO in Afghanistan.

Afridi died in a traffic collision on 12 June 2026, at the age of 56.

Political career

Afridi was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on a general seat from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) as an independent candidate in the 2015 Pakistani Senate election. His term ended on 11 March 2021.

He contested the 2021 Pakistani Senate election on a general seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), but was unsuccessful.

Afridi joined the Tehreeke Islahate Pakistan on 14 August 2021.

He was appointed the provincial Caretaker Cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 26 January 2023, and was given the portfolio of Relief, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement. He resigned along with the entire cabinet on 10 August 2023.

On 16 June 2023, he joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) together with his brother, Shahjee Gul Afridi.

On 30 October 2025, he contested a Senate by-election to a general seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 45 votes, and was defeated by Khurram Zeeshan, an independent candidate supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who received 91 votes.

References

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  4. ↑ "Ex-senator Taj Muhammad Afridi killed in motorway accident near Swabi". The Nation. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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  8. ↑ Wasim, Amir (14 December 2020). "Over 65pc retiring senators belong to opposition". Dawn. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Zafar, Mohammad (4 March 2021). "Govt, allies clinch K-P, Balochistan seats". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Azeem, Muhammad (12 June 2023). "Afridi finds home in PML-N". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Bara Dam to irrigate 48,000 acres of land". The News International. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Hameed, Shahid (10 August 2023). "K-P caretaker ministers resign en masse". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Shahji Gul Afridi, other KP personalities join PML-N". 24 News HD. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  14. ↑ Hayat, Arif (30 October 2025). "PTI-backed Khurram Zeeshan wins Senate seat vacated after Shibli Faraz's disqualification". Dawn. Retrieved 30 October 2025.