Gohar Ali Khan | |
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گوہر علی خان | |
 Khan in July 2024 | |
| 1st Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2023 | |
| Vice Chairman | Shah Mahmood Qureshi |
| Preceded by | Imran Khan |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sher Akbar Khan |
| Constituency | NA-10 Buner |
| Majority | 78,898 (%39.21) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1974 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.) |
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Gohar Ali Khan (Urdu: گوہر علی خان, Pashto: ګوهر علي خان; born 15 April 1971) is a Pakistani lawyer and politician who has been the caretaker chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since 2 December 2023.[1] He has also been serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 29 February 2024. He previously served as the PTI'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.[2]
Prior to joining the PTI in 2022, he was affiliated with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for 5 years.[3][4] He had unsuccessfully contested the 2008 Pakistani general election as a member of the PPP.[5] 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.[6] Barrister Gohar is considered close to Aitzaz Ahsan and to businessman Malik Riaz, having served as his legal adviser.[7]
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- ^ Asad, Malik (27 February 2024). "How will PTI's 'black-coat brigade' fare in parliament?". Dawn News.