Gulbar Khan

Gulbar Khan
گلبر خان
Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan
In office
13 July 2023 – 24 November 2025
GovernorSyed Mehdi Shah
Preceded byKhalid Khurshid
Succeeded byYar Muhammad (caretaker)
Member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly
In office
25 November 2020 – 24 November 2025
ConstituencyGBA-18 Diamer-IV
Personal details
Other political
affiliations
PTI (2020-2023)
JUI (F) (2009-2020)

Gulbar Khan (Urdu: گلبر خان) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly from November 2020 to November 2025. He served as the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan from July 2023 to November 2025.

Political career

Khan contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-18 (Diamer-IV) on the ticket of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He won the election by the margin of 807 votes over the runner up Independent Malik Kifayatur Rehman. He garnered 6,793 votes while Rehman received 5,986 votes.[1]

On 13 July 2023, he was elected as Chief Minister after securing 19 votes, including three each from the Pakistan Muslim League (N) PML(N) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP), and one from the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)). The remaining twelve votes were from PTI members, who subsequently formed a forward bloc in the assembly. His cabinet included two members each from the PML(N) and PPP, one from the JUI(F), and nine from the PTI forward bloc.[2][3]

His party membership was terminated on 8 September 2025.[4]

References

  1. ^ "GB Election 2020 unofficial results". 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ Taj, Imtiaz Ali (13 July 2023). "Haji Gulbar Khan elected GB chief minister". Dawn. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  3. ^ Nagri, Jamil (19 July 2023). "14-member Gilgit-Baltistan cabinet sworn in". Dawn. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  4. ^ "PTI expels G-B CM, 11 lawmakers". The Express Tribune. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.