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Gohar Ali Khan
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.
Khan was born on 15 April 1971 in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into a Pashtun family of the Yusufzai tribe. 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. He has two elder brothers and one younger to him.
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.
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.
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. He also was one of the lawyers representing PTI in the Reserved seats case alongside Salman Akram Raja.
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.
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Gohar Ali Khan
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.
Khan was born on 15 April 1971 in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into a Pashtun family of the Yusufzai tribe. 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. He has two elder brothers and one younger to him.
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.
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.
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. He also was one of the lawyers representing PTI in the Reserved seats case alongside Salman Akram Raja.
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.