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Omar Ayub Khan (Urdu: عمر ایوب خان; born 26 January 1970) is a Pakistani politician who previously served as the Leader of the Opposition from April 2024 to August 2025. He was the last federal minister for economic affairs under the premiership of Imran Khan from April 2021 until April 2022.
Previously, he served as federal minister for energy from 11 September 2018 to 16 April 2021. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. He is the grandson of the former President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan, and the son of Gohar Ayub Khan, who was also a politician. Previously, he served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2014 to 2015. He also served as the Minister of State for Finance in the federal cabinet from 2004 to 2007. He has served as Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf since he assumed the role on 27 May 2023. He resigned from the position on 4 September 2024 and his resignation was accepted by Imran Khan on 7 September.
In 2025, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Faisalabad Court for his alleged connections to the May 9 riots in 2023.
Khan was born on 26 January 1970 to Gohar Ayub Khan, a politician and retired army officer belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League (N). He is the grandson of dictator Ayub Khan, former Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army who was a self-appointed President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969.
He obtained his early education at Army Burn Hall College and completed his high schooling at Aitchison College. In 1989, he moved to the United States for higher studies, and the next year he took a semester off to help his father run the election campaign, which became his introduction to politics. In 1993, he completed his BBA, followed by his MBA in 1996, both from the George Washington University.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-19 (Haripur) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 81,496 votes and defeated Pir Sabir Shah. Khan was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and was appointed the Minister of State for Finance where he served from 2004 to 2007.
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-19 (Haripur) as a candidate of PML (Q) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 50,631 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Muhammad Mushtaq Khan.
He joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2012. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-19 (Haripur) as a candidate of PML (N) in 2013 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 116,308 votes and lost the seat to Raja Aamer Zaman.
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Omar Ayub
Omar Ayub Khan (Urdu: عمر ایوب خان; born 26 January 1970) is a Pakistani politician who previously served as the Leader of the Opposition from April 2024 to August 2025. He was the last federal minister for economic affairs under the premiership of Imran Khan from April 2021 until April 2022.
Previously, he served as federal minister for energy from 11 September 2018 to 16 April 2021. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. He is the grandson of the former President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan, and the son of Gohar Ayub Khan, who was also a politician. Previously, he served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2014 to 2015. He also served as the Minister of State for Finance in the federal cabinet from 2004 to 2007. He has served as Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf since he assumed the role on 27 May 2023. He resigned from the position on 4 September 2024 and his resignation was accepted by Imran Khan on 7 September.
In 2025, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Faisalabad Court for his alleged connections to the May 9 riots in 2023.
Khan was born on 26 January 1970 to Gohar Ayub Khan, a politician and retired army officer belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League (N). He is the grandson of dictator Ayub Khan, former Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army who was a self-appointed President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969.
He obtained his early education at Army Burn Hall College and completed his high schooling at Aitchison College. In 1989, he moved to the United States for higher studies, and the next year he took a semester off to help his father run the election campaign, which became his introduction to politics. In 1993, he completed his BBA, followed by his MBA in 1996, both from the George Washington University.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-19 (Haripur) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 81,496 votes and defeated Pir Sabir Shah. Khan was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and was appointed the Minister of State for Finance where he served from 2004 to 2007.
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-19 (Haripur) as a candidate of PML (Q) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 50,631 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Muhammad Mushtaq Khan.
He joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2012. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-19 (Haripur) as a candidate of PML (N) in 2013 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 116,308 votes and lost the seat to Raja Aamer Zaman.
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