Yousuf Ayub Khan (born 1961) is a Pakistani politician who had bee
disqualified
by the supreme court of Pakistan in 2013. He is a grandson of former military

dictator A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power. A dictatorship is a state ruled by one dictator or by a small clique. The word originated as the title of a Roman dictator elected by the Roman Senate to rule the republic in tim ...

and president Ayub Khan.. Yousuf Ayub was born in the village of Rehana in

Haripur District Haripur District ( ps, هریپور ولسوالۍ, ur, "The Town of Hari") is a district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The town of Haripur (meaning 'Hari's town') was founded in 1822 by Hari Singh Nalwa, the Co ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

, Pakistan. His father was Shoukat Ayub, son of the late Ayub Khan and brother of politician

Gohar Ayub Khan Gohar Ayub Khan ( ur, گوہر ایوب خان; born 15 January 1937) is a Pakistani politician, business oligarch, retired army officer, and conservative figure of the Pakistan Muslim League, who held ministerial positions during the administr ...

. He is a Hindkowan of the

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tribe. He was educated at the

Army Burn Hall College Army Burn Hall College (; commonly referred to as Burn Hall and abbreviated as ABHC) is a highly selective, Pakistan Army-administered day and boarding school and college in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It was founded in 1943 by members of Saint J ...

, Abbottabad,

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

, passing high school. He won several elections in the past and also remained a provincial minister. He was Provincial Minister for Transport during 1988 to 1990 as an independent candidate in Chief Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao's cabinet, and after dismissal of government, he again was inducted in the caretaker cabinet of Mir Afzal Khan until the next cabinet took place. He then contested 1993 general elections and won as an independent candidate, but later joined PML N, and was given the portfolio for education ministry, in Chief Minister Pir Sabir Shah's cabinet until his government was replaced. He then remained as Deputy Leader of the Opposition in assembly till 1996. He again won 1997 general elections on PML N ticket, and later was inducted into the new cabinet of then-Chief Minister Sardar Mehtab Abbasi from 21 February 1997 to 12 October 1999, until martial law took place, with 8 to 9 portfolios. He again contested for provincial assembly in the 2002 general elections on PML N ticket but was unsuccessful this time during Musharraf's regime and anti PML N pressure. In 2005 he contested District Nazim election, this time was successful, and was one of 2 PML N candidates who won District Nazim seat despite being strongly opposed by Musharraf's regime, and remained in District Nazim till 2010. After joining PTI in 2011, he contested provincial election on the PTI ticket, and was successful this time, and later was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Pervez Khattak and was given portfolio for C&W, until he was disqualified over a degree issue. Currently his provincial seat is with his brother Akbar Ayub Khan who, after his disqualification, won the by-election and was inducted into Provincial Cabinet with portfolio for C&W until 2018. Khan has changed parties several times and is currently a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

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Living people 1961 births People from Haripur District Army Burn Hall College alumni

Yousuf Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name ...

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