Yousuf Ayub Khan

Yousuf Ayub Khan
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
29 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Relatives Omar Ayub Khan (cousin)[1]


Yousuf Ayub Khan (born 1961) is a Pakistani politician and businessman.[2] He is a grandson of former military dictator and president Ayub Khan..

Yousuf Ayub was born in village Rehana in Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. His father was Shoukat Ayub,[3] son of late Ayub Khan and brother of politician Gohar Ayub Khan. He is a Hindkowan of the Tareen tribe.[4] He was educated at the Army Burn Hall College, Abbottabad, Pakistan, passing high school.[5]

He won several elections in the past and also remained a provincial minister, but in 2013 he was disqualified by a court, due to presenting a fake degree as a qualification.[6][7] Allegations of corruption in awarding government tenders have also been leveled against him in the press.[8]

Khan has changed parties several times and is at this moment a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[9] Charges of large scale financial corruption have also been made against him.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.dawn.com/news/1419681
  2. ↑ NWFP Political Directory. 1995.
  3. ↑ "Mr. Yousaf Ayub Khan (Minister: Communication and Works)". pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Qazi, A. A. (1997). Tribes and Notables of Hazara Region Pakistan. pp. 420–421.
  5. ↑ Army Burn Hall College Alumni Register. 1989.
  6. ↑ "PTI Minister Yousuf Ayub Disqualified". The News. Islamabad. 28 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Khan, Kamran (14 November 2013). "Crisis in K-P: Khattak fires two QWP ministers over corruption". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 April 2018. PTI minister Yousuf Ayub Khan was de-notified as minister for communication after the SC declared him disqualified in a fake degree case.
  8. 1 2 "PTI C&W KPK Minister Yousaf Ayub Corruption in Tenders – PTI Change Exposed". Current Affairs PK. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Ali, Manzoor; Sadaqat, Muhammad (26 May 2015). "Within 24 hours: PTI K-P organiser Yousuf Ayub Khan bows out over 'personal reasons'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 September 2016.


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