Faisal Javed Khan (born 26 January 1981) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the

Senate of Pakistan The Senate of Pakistan, Constitution of Pakistan, constitutionally the House of the Federation, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. As of 2023, It has a maximum membership of 96, of which 92 are elected by the Member of th ...

from March 2018 to March 2024. He was also elected as Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting. Senator Faisal Javed Khan is the most followed Senator in Pakistan on Twitter.

Early life

Faisal Javed Khan belongs to a

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family of the

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tribe (

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sub-tribe) with roots in

Swabi Swabi (; ) is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located near the bank of the Indus River. It is the 73rd largest city of Pakistan and eighth largest in the province in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Swabi is also a major city in ...

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Professional career

Faisal Javed Khan is an advertising and marketing professional, broadcaster, and producer with over 17 years of experience in media, production, and advertising. He has held key positions within Pakistan's advertising and media industry, leading multidisciplinary teams and producing more than 300 advertising campaigns and television commercials, including several award-winning projects for major national brands. His work has been particularly influential in the telecom and branchless banking sectors, where he played a pivotal role in launching several mainstream brands. Khan has received multiple local and international accolades for campaign development and media strategy, including the "Campaign of the Year" and "Best Digital Campaign" awards at Pakistan’s premier advertising events. In addition to his advertising career, Khan was a radio broadcaster for over a decade and has represented Pakistan at various international advertising conferences. His professional expertise spans brand management, electronic media strategy, brand development, and strategic communication.

Political career

Faisal Javed Khan began his political career in 1996 with

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

(PTI). He has hosted more than 500 PTI political rallies across Pakistan and known as the "Voice of PTI". As of February 2018, he was serving as a member of the core and central executive committees of the PTI and its central additional secretary information. Khan has also campaigned for PTI Chief Imran Khan in 1997, 2002, 2013 and 2018 general elections. Faisal Javed Khan spoke at the European Parliament as a part of Parliamentarians from European Union member states and 18 Asian countries in the two day Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP) meetings that debated the environmental challenges faced by Asia and Europe. He also moderated Imran Khan's big rally at Capital One Arena in the downtown Washington, DC in 2019. Faisal Javed Khan was elected to the

as a candidate of PTI on general seat from

in the

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. He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018. Khan was injured during the attempted assassination of Imran Khan. Amid

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in Pakistan, Faisal argued in support for

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, and helped the

organize further rallies across the country. He was also granted an arrest warrant which was later suspended by the District Judicial Complex due to an alleged relation to the

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. Faisal was in hiding for the entire aftermath of the riots but resurfaced and secured a bail from the

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(PHC).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Faisal Javed Living people Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians Members of the Senate of Pakistan People from Swabi District 1981 births Politicians from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 21st-century Pakistani politicians