| Office | Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions |
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| Office | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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| Term start | 4 August 2017 |
| Term end | 31 May 2018
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| Constituency | NA-41 (South Waziristan Agency) |
| Born | 1964-10-8 (age 62)
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| Nationality | Pakistani
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| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N)
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Ghalib Khan (Template:Lang-ur; 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 had been 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 the seat 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 of State for States and Frontier Regions.[14]
References
- ↑ Detail Information. www.pildat.org. PILDAT.
- ↑ 2002 election result. ECP.
- ↑ 2008 election controversy reappears in court. DAWN.COM(1 November 2011).
- ↑ Maulana Abdul Malik declared NA-41 winner. www.thenews.com.pk.
- ↑ 2008 election result. ECP.
- ↑ Mullah Nazir group summons electoral candidates in Wana. DAWN.COM(4 April 2013).
- ↑ Elections: ANP, PPP face daunting task in hostile Waziristan. DAWN.COM(4 April 2013).
- ↑ Re-polling: PML-N wins NA-41 seat, PPPP PK-71. DAWN.COM(22 May 2013).
- ↑ 2013 election result. ECP.
- ↑ A 43-member new cabinet sworn in. Associated Press Of Pakistan(4 August 2017).
- ↑ PM Khaqan Abbasi’s 43-member cabinet takes oath today(4 August 2017).
- ↑ Portfolios of federal, state ministers. www.thenews.com.pk.
- ↑ Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune(25 September 2017).
- ↑ Notification. Cabinet division.