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Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir (Urdu: فاتح الملک علی ناصر; born 27 November 1983) is a Pakistani politician and the current head of the Royal House of Katur and ceremonial Mehtar of Chitral.
Early life, education and family background
Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir was born on 27 November 1983 to H. H. Mehtar Saif-ul-Mulk Nasir, the last ruling Mehtar of Chitral and Ismat Khonza, daughter of Nawab Saeed Khan of Amb State. He was installed as the Mehtar of the former Chitral State at Chitral Fort following the death of his father in 2011. He started his education in Hong Kong, where his father was the Counsel General of Pakistan and went on to continue his schooling at the International School of Islamabad. He received his LL.B Hons. from the University of Buckingham and an LLM from the University of Miami. Following his education he was enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council. He completed a Certificate in International Environmental Law from UNITAR.
He married firstly in 2015 to a lady hailing from Mansehra a niece of Shahzada Muhammad Gustasip Khan; however, they divorced in 2020. He married secondly in 2022 to Rahemeen Khan, daughter of Akbar Ayub Khan and great-granddaughter of President Muhammad Ayub Khan.
Writing
Fateh-ul-Mulk is a writer and has written many articles about travel, history, archaeology, fishing, geopolitics and Chitral. He mostly writes for The Friday Times.
Political career
He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2022. In the 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election, he participated as an independent candidate from PK-2 Lower Chitral and won by securing 28,510 votes.
In July 2024 he was appointed as the District Development Advisory Committee (DDAC) Chairman Lower Chitral by the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In September 2024 he was selected to be the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Revenue & Estate of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
Bibliography
Nasir, Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali (2018). Asiatic Angling Adventures. Le Topical.