Ghalib Khan Explained

Ghalib Khan
Office:Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions
Term Start:4 August 2017
Term End:31 May 2018
Primeminister:Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
President:Mamnoon Hussain
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start1:1 June 2013
Term End1:31 May 2018
Constituency1:NA-41 (South Waziristan Agency)
Birth Date:8 October 1964
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Ghalib Khan (; born 8 October 1964) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 8 October 1964.[1]

Political career

Khan ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-41 (Tribal Area-VI) in the 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 1,140 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Maalik Wazir.[2]

He ran for the seat of National Assembly from Constituency NA-41 (Tribal Area-VI) as an independent candidate in the 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[3] [4] He secured 7,921 votes and lost again to Abdul Maalik Wazir.[5]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from Constituency NA-41 (Tribal Area-VI) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] [7] [8] He received 8,022 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ali Wazir, by a narrow margin of 300 votes.[9] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[10] [11] He was appointed as the Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions.[12] [13] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Khan ceased to hold the office as minister.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detail Information. dead. www.pildat.org. PILDAT. 25 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426064520/http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=41. 26 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 24 February 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  3. News: 2008 election controversy reappears in court. 25 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 1 November 2011. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326051717/https://www.dawn.com/news/670497. 26 March 2017.
  4. News: Maulana Abdul Malik declared NA-41 winner. 25 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326050427/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/112882-maulana-abdul-malik-declared-na-41-winner. 26 March 2017.
  5. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 24 February 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  6. News: Mullah Nazir group summons electoral candidates in Wana. 4 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 4 April 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041344/https://www.dawn.com/news/800011/mullah-nazir-group-summons-electoral-candidates-in-wana. 5 March 2017.
  7. News: Elections: ANP, PPP face daunting task in hostile Waziristan. 4 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 4 April 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041915/https://www.dawn.com/news/800088. 5 March 2017.
  8. News: Re-polling: PML-N wins NA-41 seat, PPPP PK-71. 4 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 22 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305040604/https://www.dawn.com/news/1012850. 5 March 2017.
  9. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 23 April 2018. 1 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. live.
  10. News: A 43-member new cabinet sworn in. 4 August 2017. Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/. 4 August 2017.
  11. News: PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today. 4 August 2017. Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017. 25 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225211114/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/43-member-cabinet-sworn-in-six-more-to-take-oath/. live.
  12. News: Portfolios of federal, state ministers. 5 August 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805133715/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers. 5 August 2017.
  13. News: Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune. 26 September 2017. The Express Tribune. 25 September 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925173416/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/. 25 September 2017.
  14. Web site: Notification . Cabinet division . 1 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf . 1 June 2018.

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