Shah Salim Khan

Shah Salim Khan (born 29 July 1975) is a former Pakistani politician and entrepreneur disqualified from the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly for having defaulted on a loan by the National Bank of Pakistan. He is the son of the 6th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan, Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan.[1][2][3]

Shah Salim Khan
Born (1975-07-29) 29 July 1975
Baltit Hunza
NationalityPakistani
Alma materInternational School of Islamabad, Bentley College
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and politician
Known forDisqualified member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly
Parent

Early life and education

Salim Khan was born in Rawalpindi and raised in Islamabad. His father, Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan was the 6th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan.[4][5]

Career

Entrepreneurship

He was the former vice chairman of Pak China Sust Port Company Private Limited.[6]

Politics

Salim Khan was an elected member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly in the 2016 election.[7][8] He won the seat on 10 September 2016 that had been vacated by his father, from GBLA-6 within Hunza Independent district on PML(N) ticket.[9] In 2018 he was disqualified from being a member of the assembly after the National Bank of Pakistan petitioned for his disqualification in 2017, a year after his election.[7][10] Khan had reportedly took over 50 million Rs loan from the National Bank of Pakistan during his term as Director of the Sost Dry Port, but he was failed to return the bank loan.[7][11]

A decision was announced in open court on 9 April 2018 to de-notify Khan as member of parliament and instruct the scheduling of a new by-election in accordance with law.[12][13]

Property dispute

In June 2018, Khan was arrested and detained following accusations of vandalism and hooliganism. The complaints were made by his own mother Rani Atiqa Ghazanfar, who he has engaged in a long running property dispute.[14][15]

In October 2018, his father Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan declared him to be ‘disobedient and disinherited him from his share of the family properties located in Islamabad and Hunza, Gilgit (Naltar).[16]

References
  1. Haider, John (26 June 2017). "GB governor's son joins hooligan club". dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. "GBLA- 6 by elections : PML-N candidate clinches victory". timesofislamabad.com. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. "Shah Salim Khan Wins GBLA-6 Seat from Hunza". gbee.pk. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. Mir, Shabbir (6 May 2016). "G-B governor's son awarded PML-N ticket". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. "Rivals agree to settle dispute: Sost dry port". dawn.com. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. "Company officials blame each other: NBP loan scam". dawn.com. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. "MLA Shah Salim Khan rubbishes news of 'being disqualified by court'". pamirtimes.net. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  8. "HGISF delegation calls on Shah Salim Khan to discuss youth issues". pamirtimes.net. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  9. Mir, Shabbir. "Rifts emerge in PML-N ahead of GBLA-6 by-polls". mountaintv.net. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  10. "Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan Resigns | GBee". gbee.pk. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  11. "50.1 million Scandal of Prince Shah Saleem Khan surfaces once again". Sost Today. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  12. Correspondent, A (10 April 2018). "PML-N member of GBLA disqualified". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  13. Pamir times (10 April 2018). "MLA Shah Salim Khan disqualified by Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court for being Bank Defaulter". Pamir Times. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  14. Khan, Bahram (June 2018). "Ex MLA Shah Saleem Khan arrested on mother's complaint". Pamir Times. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  15. "Mir Ghazanfar urged to withdraw FIR against sons, resolve property dispute in a traditional grand Hunza Marka". Pamir Times. 29 March 2018.
  16. "Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan disinherits son Shah Salim Khan". PAMIR TIMES. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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