Background
Abdul Latif Afridi was born in 1943 in Tirah, Khyber Agency.
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Two years later, he did his Bachelor of Laws from the same institution.
Career
He did his Master"s from Peshawar University in 1966. He was expelled from the university for supporting Fatima Jinnah in the 1964 presidential election. In 1979, he joined the Ghaus Bux Bizenjo-led Pakistan National Party (PNP) and became its Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial president
In 1986, when the PNP was merged into the Awami National Party (Alliance for Neighborhood Prosperity), Latif Afridi became its first provincial president
Latif Afridi is a former president of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) and Alliance for Neighborhood Prosperity Lawyers" Wing, as well as vice president of the party"s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter. Elected as president of the PHCBA four times, he has been at the forefront of the lawyers" movement that culminated in the restoration of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.
Politics
A former provincial President (1986–1989) General secretary (2005–2007) of the Awami National Party and its short-lived breakaway faction the National Awami Party of Pakistan, he has achieved fame as a supporter of the lawyers" movement in 2007–2009.
Membership
A former member of the Pakistan Parliament, (National Assembly between 1997 and 1999) and senior leader of the Awami National Party. In 1997, he was elected as a member of national assembly from NA-46.
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Political Party
Awami National Party