Afzal Khan Lala

1926 – 1 November 2015) was a Pashtun nationalist, former Pakistani provincial and Federal minister from the Swat valley in the North-West Frontier Province.

Hailing from the Yousafzai tribe of Bara Durushkhela village of Matta, Swat and a senior member of the Awami National Party, he survived several assassination attempts allegedly by the supporters of Maulana Fazlullah.

Afzal Khan began his political career affiliated with National Awami Party (NAP) in opposing the rule of the Wali of Swat.

A close confidante of Abdul Wali Khan he was one of three National Awami Party provincial ministers appointed in the short-lived coalition government of Mufti Mehmud.

One of the few opponents not in exile or dead at the hands of the Taliban in the region, he has been guarded by relatives and members of the Awami National Party.