Ali Amin Gandapur

Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur is a Pakistani politician who was the former Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, from 5 October 2018 to 10 April 2022. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.

Ali Amin Khan Gandapur
Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan
In office
5 October 2018 – 10 April 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byRoshan Khursheed Bharucha (caretaker)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 17 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-38 (Dera Ismail Khan-I)
Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Revenue and Estate
In office
17 June 2013 – 28 May 2018
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
2013–2018
President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Assumed office
3 June 2023
ChairmanImran Khan
Preceded byPervez Khattak
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-present)
RelationsFaisal Amin Khan Gandapur (brother)

Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2013 to 2018 and served as Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Revenue for the same period of time. He contested his first election in 2013 for PK 94 Dera Ismail Khan and won and later on in 2018. He contested 2 seats PK-97 Dera Ismail Khan City 1 and NA-38 and won both seats.

Early life and education

Ali belongs to a politically active Pashtun family of Dera Ismail Khan, his father Major (retd) Aminullah Gandapur having served as a caretaker cabinet member under Pervez Musharraf.[1] His brother Sardar Faisal Amin Khan Gandapur is also a politician.

He completed his early education at the Saint Helens High School, Dera Ismail Khan. Due to his keen interest in sports, as he was a player of squash, he shifted to Peshawar and did his matric from the Police Model School. He later did his BA (honr.) from the Gomal University in Dera Ismail Khan.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from the Constituency PK-64 (Dera Ismail Khan-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 14,047 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Qayyum Nawaz.[3] Following his successful election, he was inducted into the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet of Chief Minister Pervez Khattak[4] and was made Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Revenue and Estate.[5]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-38 (Dera Ismail Khan-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[6]

On 5 October 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[7] and was appointed Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan.[8]

References
  1. "Posts of power: Provincial cabinet offers diverse blend". The Express Tribune. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023.
  2. "Ali Amin". www.pakp.gov.pk. KP Assembly. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. Report, Bureau (14 June 2013). "12 KP ministers take oath". dawn.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. "Portfolios of KP ministers announced". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. "PTI's Ali Amin wins NA-38 elections". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (6 October 2018). "Six federal ministers administered oath". dawn.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. "Notification - 5 October 2018" (PDF). Cabinet Division. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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