Arshad Ayub Khan

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Arshad Ayub Khan
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Provincial Minister of Local Government, Elections & Rural Development for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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7 March 2024

Arshad Ayub Khan (born 28 March 1967) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently Provincial Minister for Local Government, Elections and Rural Development for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Gandapur ministry. He has been a member Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since his election 28 February 2024. [1] Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2018 till January 2023.

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Arshad Ayub Khan belong's to a historical Pakistani Family of The Ayub Khan's. He belongs to a Hindko speaking Hazarewal family, but from Tareen tribe of Pashtuns. He was born in Rehana, near the capital Islamabad, as the third child of his father Shaukat Ayub, a prominent businessman, who was the son of the second President of Pakistan & the Third Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1951 to 1958 Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan. He is also the nephew of prominent business-man and ex-Foreign Minister Gohar Ayub Khan and first-cousin of Senior PTI Leader, ex-Federal Minister for Petroleum and Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan.

Arshad Ayub Khan attended Burn Hall College through his childhood up until completing his matric education. He would then pursue higher education by completing his A levels from Concord College and Bachelors from United States International University (USIU).

Political career

Early Career

He began his political career running in the 2008 Pakistani General Election for Constituency PK-50, as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful in his attempt.

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PK-41 (Haripur-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election, by gaining 14,000 more votes then the runner up, Raja Faisal Zaman. [2]

He is served as District Development Advisory Committee (DDAC) Chairman of District Haripur [3] as well as the Provincial Minister of Irrigation for Khybee Pakhtunkhwa from 29 November 2021 until 18 January 2023.

Minister of Local Government, Elections & Rural Development

Arshad Ayub won the seat PK-47 Haripur-II in the 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial elections on PTI ticket but Independent as declared by the Election Commission of Pakistan, after winning his seat with margin of 40,000 more votes than the runner up, he took oath as Provincial Minister for Local Government, Elections and Rural Development, on 6 March 2024 in the Gandapur ministry. [4]

As Provincial Minister, Arshad Ayub and Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur met with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in March 2024 and initiated an 'urban revitalization' program which aims to expand and refurbish Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's major cities. [5] In another cabinet meeting, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Governments (Property Lease) Rules, 2024 was announced, extending the lease period of new "large-scale investments" of up to 90-years, this development has taken place while the Local Government department is under Arshad Ayub. [6] On Eid-ul-Adha, he enacted and ordered a sanitation plan for the disposal of waste of sacrificial cattle which was deemed as a success. [7] [8] He also stated, referring to his department: “The department is undergoing digitization, and a new lease policy has been approved to strengthen institutions by eliminating corruption”. He also stated that reforms were being carried out in his department and rewarded employees for the Eid-ul-Adha sanitation plan success. [8] Arshad Ayub also directed the Town Municipal Administrations (TMAs) of the province to reduce expenditure (spending) on fuel to avoid financial constraints. [9]

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  2. ↑ "PK-41 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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