Aleem Khan
Abdul Aleem Khan (born 5 March 1970) is a Pakistani politician and businessman from Lahore. Abdul Aleem Khan currently serves as a member of the National Assembly after being elected from Constituency NA 117, Shahdara Lahore in the general elections held on February 8th 2024. Abdul Aleem Khan owns Samaa TV and Vision Group. He was also the Senior Minister of Punjab and Minister of Food from 2020 to 2021. He also served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to 2021. He announced his separation from politics on Twitter in a tweet. Later in a statement to the media, he said that he had no intentions of joining politics again and that he would focus on the welfare work done through the Abdul Aleem Khan Foundation but soon after the economic crisis and instability in Pakistan, he decided to join politics again and launched the political party along with renowned politician Jahangir Khan Tareen named the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in June 2023. He is a founding member and president of the party.
Abdul Aleem Khan | |
|---|---|
| Federal Minister for Privatisation and Minister for Communications | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Fawad Hasan Fawad |
| Member of National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-118 Lahore-II |
| President of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food | |
| In office 13 April 2020 – 26 November 2021 | |
| Governor | Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar |
| Chief Minister | Usman Buzdar |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Local Governments and Community Development | |
| In office 27 August 2018 – 6 February 2019 | |
| Governor | Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar |
| Chief Minister | Usman Buzdar |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Planning and Development | |
| In office 27 August 2018 – 6 February 2019 | |
| Governor | Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar |
| Chief Minister | Usman Buzdar |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information Technology | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Governor | Khalid Maqbool |
| Chief Minister | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 20 May 2022 | |
| Speaker | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
| Succeeded by | Mian Akram Usman |
| Constituency | PP-158 (Lahore-XV) |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Constituency | PP-147 (Lahore-XI) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1970 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | IPP (2023-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PTI (2012–2022) PML-Q (2002–2012) |
He functioned as Senior Minister of the Punjab and Minister for Local Government & Community Development during 2018 – 19 under Imran Khan's government but stepped down after his arrest in a corruption case involving offshore companies in the Panama Leaks and assets beyond means. He was member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2003 to 2007 and served as Provincial Minister for Information Technology of Punjab during the same period.