Abdul Rahim Khan Mandokhel

Baba-e-Afghan Abdul Rahim Khan Mandokhail (Pashto: عبدالرحيم خان مندوخېل) (12 January 1937^[1] – 20 May 2017) was a Pashtun Afghan nationalist and politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, and the Senate of Pakistan.

Abdul Rahim Khan Mandokhail
عبدالرحیم خان مندوخیل
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1 June 2013 – 20 May 2017
Constituency	NA-260 (Quetta-cum-Chagai-cum-Mastung)
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office 1991-1997
In office 2006–2012
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Assembly Member for PB-1 (Quetta-I)
In office 1997-1999
Personal details
Born	12 January 1937 Fort Sandeman, Baluchistan Agency, British India (present-day Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan)
Died	20 May 2017(2017-05-20) (aged 80) Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
Education	University of Peshawar (LL.B.)

Early life and education

Baba-e-Afghan Abdul Rahim Khan Mandokhail was born on 12 January 1937 in the village of Omzha Murssainzai (attached to Shin Ghar) of Fort Sandeman, British India (present-day Zhob, Pakistan).^[1] According to some reports, he was born on 15 June 1932.^[2]

He obtained degrees in Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law.^[3]

Political career

He served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan from 1991 to 1997.^[4][3]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan in the 1997 Pakistani general election.^[4][3][5]

He was re-elected to the Senate of Pakistan on general seat as Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party candidate in 2006,^[6][7] where he served until 2012.^[4]

He was elected as the member of the National Assembly on a ticket of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party from NA-260 (Quetta) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

He served as senior deputy chairman of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party from 1989 until his death on 20 May 2017 in Quetta.^{[4][13][14][8]}