Khurram Dastgir Khan

Khurram Dastgir Khan (Urdu: خرم دستگیر خان‎; born 3 August 1970) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013 and again from 2013 to 2018.

Khurram Dastgir Khan
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 11 May 2018 – 31 May 2018
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Preceded by	Khawaja Muhammad Asif
Succeeded by	Hussain Haroon
Minister of Defence
In office 4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Preceded by	Khawaja Muhammad Asif
Succeeded by	Hussain Haroon
Minister of Commerce
In office 17 January 2014 – 28 July 2017
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by	Mubashir Hassan
Succeeded by	Muhammad Pervaiz Malik
Parliamentary Positions Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Incumbent Assumed office 17 March 2008 Constituency NA-96 (Gujranwala-II)
Personal details
Born	(1970-08-03) 3 August 1970 Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Father	Ghulam Dastgir Khan
Alma mater	California Institute of Technology BSc Bowdoin College BA

He served as Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 and May 2018, respectively, until May 2018. He served as Minister of State for Science and Technology, Minister of State for Privatisation and Minister of State for Commerce between 2013 and 2014. He served as the Minister for Commerce from 2014 to 2017.

Khan studied engineering from the California Institute of Technology and economics at Bowdoin College.

Early life and education

Khan was born on 3 August 1970.[1][2]

Khan studied at the St. Joseph's High School in Gujranwala and Cadet College, Hasan Abdal.[3]

Khan attended the Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine from where he holds a degree in Economics and was trained as an electrical engineer at the California Institute of Technology.[3]

Career

In 1999, he was serving as Special Assistant to then Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif[4] until his tenure was terminated during 1999 Pakistani coup d'état staged by Pervez Musharraf.[3]

He ran for the seat of National Assembly of Pakistan from Gujranwala constituency as a candidate of PML (N) in 2002 Pakistani general elections but was unsuccessful.[5] Reportedly, he was booked for terrorist activities; for beating up two PPP activists at a polling station and for getting a provocative pamphlet published about a rival candidate in separate cases.[6]

From 2006 to 2009, he worked on building his reputation in the PML-N where he eventually became party's central deputy secretary information.[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly for the first time as a candidate of PML(N) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[7][8] In October 2008, he was elected as Chairman of the Standing Committee of National Assembly on Commerce.[9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly for the second time as a candidate of PML (N) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[10] Upon PML-N victory in the 2013 general election, Khan was first appointed as Minister of State for Science and Technology.[11] Later, he was made Minister of State for Privatisation as well Chairman of the Privatisation Commission of Pakistan. In December 2013, he was appointed as the Minister of State for Commerce.[12][13][14][15][12]

In January 2014, he was elevated to the rank of federal minister and was appointed as the Minister for Commerce for the first time.[16][11] He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[17]

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan, Khan was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi and was appointed Minister for Defence for the first time.[18][19] In May 2018, he was given the additional portfolio of Minister for Foreign Affairs.[20] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Khan ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and Federal Minister for Defence.[21]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-81 (Gujranwala-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[22]

References

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5. "Biradari factor dominant in NA-96". DAWN.COM. Dawn. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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7. Ghumman, Khawar (9 May 2013). "The worries of the N stalwarts". Dawn. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
8. "Gujranwala sends six lawyers to NA". Dawn. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
9. "Pakistani, Indian MPs discuss opportunities for improving ties". DAWN.COM. Dawn. 23 August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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12. Khan, Mubarak Zeb (3 December 2013). "Khurram Dastagir gets portfolio of commerce". dawn. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
13. "State minister resigns from privatisation chairmanship". Pakistan Today. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
14. "BoI chief Zubair also to head Privatisation Commission". The Nation. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
15. "Federal cabinet unveiled: Enter the ministers – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
16. Raza, Syed Irfan (17 January 2014). "President swears in new ministers". DAWN.COM. Dawn. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
17. "PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
18. "New cabinet takes oath: Khawaja Asif foreign minister, Ahsan Iqbal interior minister". DAWN.COM. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
19. "Pakistan Swears In New Federal Cabinet". Newsweek Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
20. Naveed Siddiqui (11 May 2018). "Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir given additional portfolio of foreign minister". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
21. "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
22. "Khurram Dastagir Khan of PML-N wins NA-81 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

Political offices
Preceded by	Minister of State for Science and Technology 2013—2013	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Chairman of the Privatisation Commission 2013—2013	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Minister of State for Privatisation 2013—2013	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Minister of State for Commerce 2013—2014	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Minister for Commerce 2014—2017	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Minister for Defence 2017—2018	Succeeded by