Chief Election Commissioner of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
In office 15 July 2023 – 30 November 2023
Chairman
Imran Khan
Vice Chairman
Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Succeeded by
Niazullah Niazi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 February 2024
Constituency
NA-10 Buner
Personal details
Born
Buner District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Political party
PTI (2022–present)
Other political affiliations
PPP (2004–2009)
Alma mater
University of Wolverhampton (LL.B.) University of Washington School of Law (LL.M.)
Profession
Politician
Lawyer
Gohar Ali Khan (Urdu: گوہر علی خان; born 15 April 1971) is a Pakistani lawyer and politician who is the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since 2 December 2023. He is also serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He previously served as the party's chief election commissioner from 15 July 2023 till 30 November 2023. As an attorney, Khan has aided former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his predecessor as chair of the PTI, in his legal cases.[1]
Prior to joining the PTI in 2022, he was affiliated with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for 5 years.[2][3] He had unsuccessfully contested the 2008 Pakistani general election as a member of the PPP.[4] As an attorney, he notably participated in the Lawyers' Movement in 2007, a popular mass protest movement against the unconstitutional suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.[5]
Barrister Gohar is been considered close to Aitzaz Ahsan and to businessman Malik Riaz, having served as his legal adviser.[6]
^"Gohar Ali Khan elected unopposed as new chief of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan's party". India Today. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^Guramani, Nadir (29 November 2023). "Imran to not take part in intra-party polls, Gohar Khan nominated for PTI chairman". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^"PTI chairman-designate: Who is Barrister Gohar Khan?". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Profile: Gohar Ali Khan". Daily Pakistan Global. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^Asad, Malik (27 February 2024). "How will PTI's 'black-coat brigade' fare in parliament?". Dawn News.
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