Gulbar Khan

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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
Preceded byImran Wakeel
Succeeded byMalik Kifayatur Rehman
ConstituencyGBA-18 Diamer-IV
In office
10 December 2009 – 9 December 2014
Succeeded byMuhammad Wakeel
ConstituencyGBA-18 Diamer-IV
Personal details
PartyIPP (2026-present)
Other party
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 was elected to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly from GBA-18 Diamer-IV as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)) in the 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election.[1] He received 2,741 votes and defeated Malik Muhammad Miskeen, an independent candidate.[2]

He contested the 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-18 Diamer-IV as a candidate of JUI(F), but was unsuccessful. He received 2,438 votes and was defeated by Muhammad Wakeel, a candidate of PML(N).[3]

He contested a 2016 by-election from GBA-18 Diamer-IV as a candidate of JUI(F), but was unsuccessful. He received 2,334 votes and was defeated by Imran Wakeel, a candidate of PML(N).[4]

He 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.[5]

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.[6][7]

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

He joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) on 11 February 2026.[9]

He contested the 2026 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-18 Diamer-IV as a candidate of IPP, but was unsuccessful. He received 5,447 votes and was defeated by Malik Kifayatur Rehman, a candidate of PML(N).[10]

References

  1. "EC notifies official results of GB polls". Brecorder. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  2. "GBLA ELECTIONS-2009" (PDF). ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT-BALTISTAN. 2009–2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. "ELECTIONS 2015 - RESULT OF ELECTION, 2015". ELECTION COMMISSION GB. ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT-BALTISTAN. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. "Gilgit-Baltistan: PML-N wins GBLA-18 by-election". Dunya News. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  5. "GB Election 2020 unofficial results". 16 November 2020.
  6. Taj, Imtiaz Ali (13 July 2023). "Haji Gulbar Khan elected GB chief minister". Dawn. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  7. Nagri, Jamil (19 July 2023). "14-member Gilgit-Baltistan cabinet sworn in". Dawn. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  8. "PTI expels G-B CM, 11 lawmakers". The Express Tribune. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  9. "14 PTI figures defect to IPP". The Express Tribune. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  10. GBA-18 Form 49 (2026), 17 June 2026, retrieved 17 June 2026