Gohar Ali Khan
Gohar Ali Khan | |
|---|---|
گوہر علی خان | |
Khan in July 2024 | |
| 2nd Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2023 | |
| President | Imran Khan |
| Vice Chairman | Shah Mahmood Qureshi |
| Preceded by | Imran Khan |
| Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| In office 15 July 2023 – 30 November 2023 | |
| President | Parvez Elahi |
| Chairman | Imran Khan |
| Vice Chairman | Shah Mahmood Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Niazullah Niazi |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sher Akbar Khan |
| Constituency | NA-10 Buner |
| Majority | 78,898 (39.21%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1971 |
| 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 | |
Gohar Ali Khan (born 15 April 1971) is a Pakistani politician and barrister who has served as the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since December 2023. He has also been serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He previously served as the PTI's chief election commissioner from July 2023 to November 2023. As an attorney, Khan has aided former prime minister Imran Khan, his predecessor as chairman of the PTI, in his legal cases.
Prior to joining the PTI in 2022, he was affiliated with the PPP for 5 years. He had contested the 2008 Pakistani general election as a member of the PPP however ended up being a runner-up. As an attorney, he notably participated in the Lawyers' Movement in 2007, a popular mass protest movement against the Suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Barrister Gohar is considered close to Aitzaz Ahsan and to businessman Malik Riaz, having served as his legal adviser.