Gohar Ali Khan
گوہر علی خان
Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Assumed office
2 December 2023
Vice ChairmanShah Mahmood Qureshi
Preceded byImran Khan
Chief Election Commissioner of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
In office
15 July 2023 – 30 November 2023
ChairmanImran Khan
Vice ChairmanShah Mahmood Qureshi
Succeeded byNiazullah Niazi
Personal details
BornBuner District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Political party PTI (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations		 PPP (2008–2022)
Alma materUniversity of Wolverhampton (LL.B.)
University of Washington School of Law (LL.M.)
Profession
Websitebarristergoharkhan.com

Barrister Gohar Ali Khan (Urdu: گوہر علی خان; born 15th of April 1971) is a Pakistani lawyer and politician who is the Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf since 2 December 2023. He previously served as the Chief Election Commissioner of the party from 15 July 2023 till 30 November 2023.

He joined the PTI in 2022, prior to which he was affiliated with the Pakistan People's Party for 14 years.[1][2]

Early life and education

Khan was born in Buner, Pakistan. His father, Abdur Rauf Khan, originally from Buner, served twice as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province and was the first ever legislative member of the Parliament from Buner.[3]

He moved to the United Kingdom to pursue his LLB degree at the University of Wolverhampton in 1997. He was then called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn in 2001. He also obtained his LLM degree at the University of Washington School of Law in 2004.[4]

Political career

He ran for the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-28 Buner as a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in the 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 27,532 votes and was defeated by Abdul Matin Khan, a candidate of the Awami National Party (ANP).[5]

On 3 July 2022, he joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the presence of Imran Khan, Pervez Khattak, and Asad Qaiser.

On 15 July 2023, he was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner of the PTI. He held this position till he resigned on 30 November 2023 due to his nomination for the party's chairmanship.[6]

On 2 December 2023, he was elected to the chairmanship of the PTI. Imran Khan, the previous chairman, decided not to contest due to legal troubles in the Toshakhana reference case.[1][7]

On 22 December 2023, he was removed from chairmanship of the PTI due to the party's intra-party elections being declared null and void by Election Commission of Pakistan.[8] However, the order of his removal was suspended by Peshawar High Court on 26 December 2023.[9]

Associated with the law firm Aitzaz Ahsan and Associates, he started his legal career in Pakistan under the guidance of renowned lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan. He achieved a significant milestone in his legal career when he became involved in the Lawyers' Movement in 2007. He also assisted in the case of the restoration of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhmmad Chaudhry.[4]

After joining the PTI, he fought several cases for the party, such as the PTI foreign funding case, and Imran Khan's contempt of the Election Commission of Pakistan case.[4]

Khan also has experience in civil and criminal trials, and he has appeared before the Supreme Judicial Council, the Field General Court Martial, and its Court of Appeals.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 "PTI chairman-designate: Who is Barrister Gohar Khan?". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "About-Us". barristergoharkhan.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Who is Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Imran Khan's choice for PTI's caretaker chairman?". SAMAA News. 29 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Election Result NA-28 Bunair-I KPK". geo.tv. Geo News. 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Niazullah Niazi appointed new chief election commissioner of PTI". ARY NEWS. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Barrister Gohar Khan elected new PTI chairman". Geo.tv. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "PTI loses election symbol of 'bat' as ECP voids intra-party polls". The Nation. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Hakeem, Abdul (26 December 2023). "Peshawar High Court suspends ECP order stripping PTI's 'bat' symbol". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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