Haji Muhammad Adeel


Haji Muhammad Adeel was a Pakistani senator and senior vice president of the Awami National Party.

Biography

A Hindko speaker, was from a family of anti-imperialists, the son of Hakeem Abdul Jalil (Hakeem Sahib was actively involved in the non violence movement, Khudai Khidmatgar against the British Empire in the subcontinent and was the president of All India National Congress Committee Peshawar District and a close colleague of Bacha Khan and Mahatama Gandhi and Member of Central working committee of Congress.
During his political career he served as finance minister and deputy speaker in the provincial government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. He was the senator and represented Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the National Finance Commission of Pakistan.

Role in Senate

Committee :
Haji Adeel was member of following standing committees
Standing Committee on Interior
Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production
Standing Committee on Textile Industry
Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting
Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas
His senate tenure started in March 2009 and conclude in March 2015

Role in national politics

Parliamentary Leader in Senate of Pakistan President, Awami National Party Pakistan.
Chairman Election Commission of ANP.
Coordinator ANP Lawyers.
Member Central & Provincial Executive Committees of ANP.
Member, National Executive Committee, Pakistan India People Forum for Peace and Democracy.
Member of National Steering Committee INSA.

Civil society activist

Haji Adeel was a believer of Pakistan and India friendship. He was very active in campaign and led the caucus of parliamentarians for New South Asia. In 2010, Haji Muhammad Adeel declared Hindu Raja Dahir as the hero of the Pashtuns over Muhammad bin Qasim.
Haji Adeel also supported various initiatives for Sustainable Development in Pakistan. He supported Pakistani civil society organizations and South Asian Rights groups.

Death

Haji Muhammad Adeel died of renal failure at Combined Military Hospital Peshawar on 18 November 2016.