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In 2021, Gandapur made a sexist remark against [[Maryam Nawaz]] claiming that she was the queen of thieves and had gotten 80,000,000 PKR worth of plastic surgery with Pakistani taxpayer money.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1188068|title=Federal minister Ali Amin Gandapur's sexist comments about Maryam Nawaz stir anger and disgust on Twitter|date=24 July 2021}}</ref>
In 2021, Gandapur made a sexist remark against [[Maryam Nawaz]] claiming that she was the queen of thieves and had gotten 80,000,000 PKR worth of plastic surgery with Pakistani taxpayer money.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1188068|title=Federal minister Ali Amin Gandapur's sexist comments about Maryam Nawaz stir anger and disgust on Twitter|date=24 July 2021}}</ref>


During a session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly, [[Sobia Shahid]], faced sexual harassment and lewd gestures from male PTI members when she displayed wristwatches, symbolizing allegations against PTI leader [[Imran Khan]] for purchasing wristwatches from the state treasury and selling them at a reduced price. Gandapur addressed the incident by saying "she asked for it," suggesting that Sobia Shahid should have expected such behavior beforehand when she waved the wristwatches. <ref>{{cite news
In March 2024, during a session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly, [[Sobia Shahid]], faced sexual harassment and lewd gestures from male PTI members when she displayed wristwatches, symbolizing allegations against PTI leader [[Imran Khan]] for purchasing wristwatches from the state treasury and selling them at a reduced price. Gandapur, recently elected as the leader of the house, addressed the incident by saying "she asked for it," suggesting that Sobia Shahid should have expected such behavior beforehand when she waved the wristwatches. <ref>{{cite news
|url=https://voicepk.net/2024/03/after-watching-how-sobia-shahid-suffered-in-kp-assembly-how-many-more-women-will-be-silenced/
|url=https://voicepk.net/2024/03/after-watching-how-sobia-shahid-suffered-in-kp-assembly-how-many-more-women-will-be-silenced/
|title=Sobia Shahid’s Abuse In Assembly Proves How Vulnerable Women Are In Politics
|title=Sobia Shahid’s Abuse In Assembly Proves How Vulnerable Women Are In Politics

Revision as of 09:08, 7 March 2024

Ali Amin Gandapur
Gandapur in 2018
18th Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 March 2024
GovernorHaji Ghulam Ali
Preceded byArshad Hussain Shah (caretaker)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 17 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-38 (Dera Ismail Khan-I)
Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Revenue and Estate
In office
17 June 2013 – 28 May 2018
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 February 2024
ConstituencyPK-113 Dera Ismail Khan-III
In office
31 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyPK-64 Dera Ismail Khan-I
President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 June 2023
ChairmanImran Khan
Preceded byPervez Khattak
Personal details
Political partyPTI (2013-present)
RelationsFaisal Amin Khan Gandapur (brother)
EducationSaint Helen’s Public School DI Khan
Police Public School Peshawar
Government College University, Lahore (FSc)
National College of Arts
Gomal University (BA)[1]

Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the 18th Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in office since 2 March 2024. He served as the Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan from 5 October 2018 to 10 April 2022. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.[2][3]

Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2013 to 2018 and served as Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Revenue for the same period of time. He contested his first election in 2013, winning in PK-94 Dera Ismail Khan, he would win again later on in 2018. He contested 2 seats, PK-97 Dera Ismail Khan City 1, and NA-38, winning both seats.

Early life and education

Ali belongs to a politically active Gandapur tribe of Pashtuns from Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan, his late father Major (retd) Aminullah Gandapur having served as a caretaker cabinet member under Pervez Musharraf.[4] Aminullah passed away in 2024.[5] His brother Sardar Faisal Amin Khan Gandapur is also a politician.

He completed his early education at the Saint Helens High School, Dera Ismail Khan. Due to his keen interest in sports, as he was a player of squash, he shifted to Peshawar and did his matric from the Police Model School. He later did his BA (honr.) from the Gomal University in Dera Ismail Khan.[6]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from the PK-64 (Dera Ismail Khan-I) in 2013 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election. He received 14,047 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Qayyum Nawaz.[7] Following his successful election, he was inducted into the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet of Chief Minister Pervez Khattak[8] and was made Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Revenue and Estate.[9]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-38 (Dera Ismail Khan-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10]

On 5 October 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[11] and was appointed Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan.[12]

Controversies

He was accused of being involved in a case where a girl was allegedly stripped and publicly humiliated in DI Khan in 2017. Gandapur visited the girl and maintained that he had not supported the accused and offered to take financial responsibility of the girl.[13][14]

In 2021, Gandapur made a sexist remark against Maryam Nawaz claiming that she was the queen of thieves and had gotten 80,000,000 PKR worth of plastic surgery with Pakistani taxpayer money.[15]

In March 2024, during a session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly, Sobia Shahid, faced sexual harassment and lewd gestures from male PTI members when she displayed wristwatches, symbolizing allegations against PTI leader Imran Khan for purchasing wristwatches from the state treasury and selling them at a reduced price. Gandapur, recently elected as the leader of the house, addressed the incident by saying "she asked for it," suggesting that Sobia Shahid should have expected such behavior beforehand when she waved the wristwatches. [16]

Arrest

Gandapur was charged by Islamabad Police on 31 October 2016, for allegedly carrying and exhibiting unlicensed firearms and liquor. These items were found in Gandapur's vehicle outside PTI Chairman Imran Khan's residence when he arrived for the party's scheduled capital lockdown.[17]

Gandapur has also been declared a proclaimed offender for his participation in the May 9 riots.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Ali Amin Gandapur: Why is the embattled politician PTI's top choice for KP CM-ship?". 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Ali Amin Gandapur: A perilous gamble for PTI in KPK". The Nation. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Ali Amin Gandapur to be sworn in as KP chief minister tomorrow". 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Posts of power: Provincial cabinet offers diverse blend". The Express Tribune. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "PTI Leader Ali Amin Gandapur's Father Dies of Heart Attack". www.headline.pk. Headline PK. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Ali Amin". www.pakp.gov.pk. KP Assembly. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  8. ^ Report, Bureau (14 June 2013). "12 KP ministers take oath". dawn.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018. {{cite news}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Portfolios of KP ministers announced". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  10. ^ "PTI's Ali Amin wins NA-38 elections". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  11. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (6 October 2018). "Six federal ministers administered oath". dawn.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Notification - 5 October 2018" (PDF). Cabinet Division. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Gandapur offers to take financial responsibility of girl assaulted in DI Khan". 13 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Nomination of Ali Amin Gandapur as KP CM Sparks Controversy". New Wave Global. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Federal minister Ali Amin Gandapur's sexist comments about Maryam Nawaz stir anger and disgust on Twitter". 24 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Sobia Shahid's Abuse In Assembly Proves How Vulnerable Women Are In Politics". Journalism for Human Rights in Pakistan. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  17. ^ Arsalan Altaf (8 December 2016). "Gandapur granted bail in guns and 'honey' case". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  18. ^ Jahangir Akram Khan (14 February 2024). "May 9 violence: Strategy devised to arrest Ali Amin Gandapur among others". Samaa. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2024 – present 		Incumbent
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