Awami Workers Party
Awami Workers' Party عوامی ورکرز پارٹی | |
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| Abbreviation | AWP |
| President | Akhtar Hussain |
| General Secretary | Farhat Abbas |
| Senior Vice President | Javed Akhtar |
| Deputy General Secretary | Aasim Sajjad Akhtar |
| Education Secretary | Prof. Shah Jahan |
| Finance Secretary | Zahid Pervaiz |
| Information Secretary | Asar Imam |
| Founded | November 11, 2012 |
| Merger of | Labour Party Pakistan Workers Party Pakistan Awami Party Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Karachi |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Progressivism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Left Democratic Front |
| Colors | Red, White |
| Senate | 0 / 96
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| National Assembly | 0 / 336
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| Website | |
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The Awami Workers Party (Urdu: عوامی ورکرز پارٹی) is a left-wing socialist political party in Pakistan. The party seeks to unify the struggles of workers, peasants, students, women and ethnic and religious minorities in Pakistan under the banner of a democratic and socialist political system. Abid Hassan Minto was elected its first President at foundation congress held in Lahore on 11 November 2012, and first congress held in Islamabad on 27–28 September 2014. Fanoof Gujar was elected its president at 2nd congress held in Karachi on 15–16 October 2016. After the death of the AWP's founding leader Fanoos Gujjar in 2018, Senior Vice President Yousuf Mustikhan became its president. He was elected President of the Awami Workers Party at its 3rd Congress held in Lahore on 12–13 March 2023, but after the death of Yousuf Mustikhan in September 2022, Akhtar Hussain was elected as president at 4th congress held in Lahore on 26–27 April 2025 alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML–N), the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).