Khurram Dastgir Khan

MNA
Khurram Dastgir Khan
خرم دستگیر خان
Khurram Dastigar
Minister for Commerce
Assumed office
17 January 2014
President Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by Mubashir Hassan
Minister of State for Commerce and Textile
In office
3 December 2013 – 17 January 2014
Minister of State for Privatisation
In office
23 June 2013 – 3 December 2013
Chairman of the Privatisation Commission
In office
23 June 2013 – 14 December 2013
Minister of State for Science and Technology
In office
12 June 2013 – 23 June 2013
Personal details
Born Khurram Dastigar Khan
(1970-08-03) 3 August 1970[1]
Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Citizenship  Pakistan
Nationality Pakistan
Political party Pakistan Muslim League
1997–present
Parents Ghulam Dastgir Khan (father)
Alma mater California Institute of Technology
BSc
Bowdoin College
BA
Profession Engineer[2]
Religion Islam

Khurram Dastgir Khan (Urdu: خرم دستگیر خان), is a Pakistani politician and engineer[2] who the current Minister for Commerce of Pakistan in the Sharif's third ministry.[3] A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), before inducted into the cabinet, he served as the Chairman of the Privatisation Commission and as Minister of State held portfolios of Commerce and Textile Industry, Privatisation, and Science and Technology.[4][5]

Khan has been an elected member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 2008 representing Gujranwala.[2][5]

Education

Khan studied at the St. Joseph's High School in Gujranwala and Cadet College, Hasan Abdal.[6]

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.[6]

Career

In 1999, he was appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[7] His tenure was terminated in October 1999 by a coup d'état staged by Pervez Musharraf. During 1999–2008, he led resistance to authoritarian rule in his native Gujranwala town and participated actively in PML(N)'s national resistance.[6]

In Pakistani general elections, 2002, he contested for National Assembly Gujranwala constituency but got defeated.[8] 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.[9]

From 2006–09, he worked on building his reputation in the PML-N where he eventually became party's central deputy secretary information.[6]

In Pakistani general election, 2008, he was elected as the member of National Assembly for the first time on PML(N) seat.[2][10] In October 2008, he was elected as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Commerce.[11]

In Pakistani general election, 2013, he was re-elected as member of National Assembly for the second time.[5] Upon PML-N victory in the 2013 elections, Khan was appointed as Minister of State for Science and Technology. Later, he was made Minister of State for Privatisation and Chairman of the Privatisation Commission of Pakistan. In December 2014, he was made Minister of State for Commerce.[4][12][13][14]

In January 2014, he took oath as Minister for Commerce in Nawaz Sharif's third cabinet.[3][15]

References

  1. ↑ "profile Khan". www.pildat.org. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ghumman, Khawar (9 May 2013). "The worries of the N stalwarts". Dawn. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "JUI-F represented: Three new ministers take oath - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 Khan, Mubarak Zeb (3 December 2013). "Khurram Dastagir gets portfolio of commerce". dawn. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Official results: PML-N leading the race in National Assembly - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 PILDAT: Profiles of delegates. "PILDAT: Profiles of delegates". PILDAT: Profiles of delegates. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Jamil, Farah (7 June 2013). "26 member Cabinet to take oath today". Aaj News. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Biradari factor dominant in NA-96". DAWN.COM. Dawn. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "PML(N) candidate booked in Gujranwala". DAWN.COM. Dawn. 11 October 2002. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Gujranwala sends six lawyers to NA". Dawn. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Pakistani, Indian MPs discuss opportunities for improving ties". DAWN.COM. Dawn. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "State minister resigns from privatisation chairmanship". Pakistan Today. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "BoI chief Zubair also to head Privatisation Commission". The Nation. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Federal cabinet unveiled: Enter the ministers - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  15. ↑ Raza, Syed Irfan (17 January 2014). "President swears in new ministers". DAWN.COM. Dawn. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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 		Incumbent
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