Arshad Ayub Khan

Arshad Ayub Khan
Provincial Minister of Local Government, Elections & Rural Development for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 March 2024
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 February 2024
Constituency	PK-47 Haripur-II
In office 13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023
Constituency	PK-41 (Haripur-II)
Provincial Minister of Irrigation for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office 29 November 2021 – 18 January 2023
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	PTI (2018-present)
Relatives	Ayub Khan (Grandfather) Gohar Ayub Khan (Uncle) Omar Ayub Khan (Cousin) Akbar Ayub Khan (Brother) Yousuf Ayub Khan (Brother)

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.

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).

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 KPK from 29 November 2021 until 18 January 2023.

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]