Ali Muhammad Khan (; born 30 November 1979) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs from 17 September 2018 to 10 April 2022. He is currently a member of the

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since February 2024. He previously served as a member from August 2018 till July 2022.

Early life and education

Khan was born on 30 November 1979in a

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family in

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. His grandfather Khan Pir Muhammad Khan was a

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activist close to

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, and in 1940 he led the caravans from Mardan to attend the

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. He also served as a federal minister twice, but after him the family more or less stopped being involved in national politics. Khan earned his

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degree from the Universal College Islamabad (UCI), enrolling there after being advised by Barrister Masroor Shah, a senior lawyer of the

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. He is also a

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by profession.

Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-10 (Mardan-II) in the

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. He received 46,531 votes and defeated a candidate of

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. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from the Constituency NA-22 (Mardan-III) in the

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. He received 58,577 votes and defeated Moulana Mohammad Qasim. On 17 September 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister

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as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs. While serving as a minister, he presented a resolution to the

demanding the public hanging of child rapists and abusers, though this resolution drew criticism as a human rights violation to the criminals by opposition lawmakers and

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. The resolution was passed though some government politicians including

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and Fawad Chaudhry opposed it. On 11 May 2023, he was arrested by Pakistani authorities under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) law due to his alleged involvement and incitement in the

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. After securing bail and getting re-arrested eight different times, and spending 78 days in jail, on 27 July, he was released after the

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(PHC) had intervened to grant him bail. He was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the third time in the

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from NA-23 Mardan-III as a PTI-backed Independent candidate. He won the seat and received 102,188 votes while the runner-up, Ahmad Khan of ANP received 32,655 votes. As a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) he criticized the government of

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and authorities for abducting top PTI members.

Controversies

Violence against police

In 2014, a police case was registered against Khan after he stormed a police station which caused injuries to three policemen.

Threat against secularists

In 2017, Khan asserted that those who want to

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Pakistan should "mend their ways or leave the country", as for him Pakistan was always meant to be an

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Ali Muhammed Living people Pashtun politicians People from Mardan District Pakistani Islamists Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 1977 births Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029