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Gohar Ali Khan

Gohar Ali Khan (born 15 April 1971) is a Pakistani politician and barrister who has served as the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since December 2023. He has also been serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He previously served as the PTI's chief election commissioner from July 2023 to November 2023. As an attorney, Khan has aided former prime ministerImran Khan, his predecessor as chairman of the PTI, in his legal cases.
Prior to joining the PTI in 2022, he was affiliated with the PPP for 5 years. He had contested the 2008 Pakistani general election as a member of the PPP however ended up being a runner-up. As an attorney, he notably participated in the Lawyers' Movement in 2007, a popular mass protest movement against the Suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Barrister Gohar is considered close to Aitzaz Ahsan and to businessman Malik Riaz, having served as his legal adviser.