Khurram Dastgir
Khurram Dastgir Khan (Punjabi, Urdu: خرم دستگیر خان; born 3 August 1970) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013, and again from 2013 to 2018.
Khurram Dastgir Khan | |||||||||||
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| خرم دستگیر خان | |||||||||||
| Federal Minister of Energy | |||||||||||
| In office 19 April 2022 – 10 August 2023 | |||||||||||
| President | Arif Alvi | ||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hammad Azhar | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Born | 3 August 1970 Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Political party | PMLN (2002-present) | ||||||||||
| Relations | Azra Sabir Khan (aunt) | ||||||||||
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| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology BSc Bowdoin College BA | ||||||||||
He served as Chairman of Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Commerce from 2008-13. He served as Federal Minister for Commerce from 2014-17 in the Cabinet of Nawaz Sharif. He served as Federal Minister for Defence from 2017–18 and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs from 11 May 2018 – 31 May 2018 in the cabinet of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. He also served as Federal Minister for Energy in the cabinet of Shehbaz Sharif from 2022-23.
Khan studied engineering from the California Institute of Technology and economics at Bowdoin College.
Beyond his political career, he has also been involved in the family business, has served as the Vice President of Punjab Squash Association for 1998–2002 and has managed District Red Crescent, Gujranwala Club and Jinnah Memorial Library.