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'''Ghalib Khan''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|غالب خان}}}}; born 8 October 1964) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who served as [[Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Pakistan)|Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions]], in [[Abbasi cabinet]] from August 2017 to May 2018. He had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], from June 2013 to May 2018.

Khan ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as an independent candidate from [[Constituency NA-41|Constituency NA-41 (Tribal Area-VI)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]], but was unsuccessful. He received 1,140 votes and lost the seat to [[Abdul Maalik Wazir]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of National Assembly from Constituency NA-41 (Tribal Area-VI) as an independent candidate in [[2008 Pakistani general election]], but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=2008 election controversy reappears in court|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/670497|accessdate=25 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=1 November 2011|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326051717/https://www.dawn.com/news/670497|archivedate=26 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Maulana Abdul Malik declared NA-41 winner|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/112882-maulana-abdul-malik-declared-na-41-winner|accessdate=25 March 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326050427/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/112882-maulana-abdul-malik-declared-na-41-winner|archivedate=26 March 2017}}</ref> He secured 7,921 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Maalik Wazir.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}</ref>

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] from Constituency NA-41 (Tribal Area-VI) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mullah Nazir group summons electoral candidates in Wana|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/800011/mullah-nazir-group-summons-electoral-candidates-in-wana|accessdate=4 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 April 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041344/https://www.dawn.com/news/800011/mullah-nazir-group-summons-electoral-candidates-in-wana|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Elections: ANP, PPP face daunting task in hostile Waziristan|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/800088|accessdate=4 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 April 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041915/https://www.dawn.com/news/800088|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Re-polling: PML-N wins NA-41 seat, PPPP PK-71|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1012850|accessdate=4 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=22 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305040604/https://www.dawn.com/news/1012850|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref> He received 8,022 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Muhammad Ali.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=23 April 2018|archive-date=1 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of [[Abbasi ministry|Abbasi]].<ref name="app/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|accessdate=4 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archivedate=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="pakistantoday/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi’s 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|accessdate=4 August 2017|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225211114/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/43-member-cabinet-sworn-in-six-more-to-take-oath/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was appointed as the Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Portfolios of federal, state ministers|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|accessdate=5 August 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805133715/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|archivedate=5 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|accessdate=26 September 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=25 September 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925173416/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|archivedate=25 September 2017}}</ref> Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Khan ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |accessdate=1 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archivedate=1 June 2018}}</ref>