Name: Abdul Aleem Khan
Father Name: Abdul Rahim Khan
Nationality: Pakistani
Born City: Lahore
Birth Day : October 5, 1972
Religion: Islam
Profession : Politician , Entrepreneur
Party: PTI ( President Central Punjab )
Education : BA, Government College Lahore
Who is Aleem Khan?
Early Life and Education:
- Born on March 5, 1970, in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Belongs to a Pashtun family of the Kakazai tribe, while his wife is Punjabi Jat.
- Received early education from Crescent Model Higher Secondary School, Lahore.
- Graduated from Government College University, Lahore, with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Business Career:
- Owner of Vision Group, a real estate development company in Pakistan.
- Owns ventures such as Park View City Lahore and Islamabad, Samaa TV, and CineStar Lahore and Multan.
Political Career:
- Started political career in 2002, initially with Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).
- Elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 2003 and served as Provincial Minister for Information Technology.
- Joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in January 2012.
- Held various positions within PTI, including Deputy President of PTI Lahore and President of the party’s Central Punjab Chapter.
- Elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 2018 as a PTI candidate.
- Appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Local Government and Community Development in 2018, later resigned in 2019 after his arrest by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
- Re-appointed to the Provincial Cabinet as Senior Minister of Punjab and Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food after being granted bail.
- De-seated in May 2022 after voting against PTI in a no-confidence motion.
- Launched Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in June 2023 and appointed as its president.
Criticism:
- Arrested by NAB in 2019 for owning assets beyond known sources of income within Pakistan and abroad.
- Faced allegations of document forgery in a land sale case in 2022, charges later dropped due to lack of evidence.
- His housing societies, Park View City Lahore and Islamabad, declared illegal by Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) and Islamabad High Court respectively, though NAB stopped pursuing the case due to lack of evidence.
- Made significant financial transactions during his tenure as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information Technology, as revealed in documents submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan in 2018.
( Updated: 19 Feb 2024 )