Gul Asghar Khan Baghoor

Malik Gul Asghar Khan Baghoor (born 24 September 1978) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is serving as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Communications since 2024. Khan is also the co-founder and chief executive officer of the telecom company Damcon based in Islamabad.

Born in Khushab, Punjab, Khan joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2013 and later served as chairman of the Prime Minister Task Force (PMTF) under Prime Minister Imran Khan. In 2024, Khan joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) and was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-88 Khushab-II in the 2024 election. He is serving as the IPP's chief whip and party president in North Punjab.

Early life and family Malik Gul Asghar Khan Baghoor was born on 24 September 1978 in the Adhi Kot village of Khushab District, Punjab, Pakistan, to a Punjabi Muslim family belonging to the Baghoor clan of Khokhars. He completed his BSc in engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore.

Political career Khan entered politics in 2013 when he joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan. He cited the Naya Pakistan manifesto of the PTI as being one of the primary reasons for him joining the party.

Gul Asghar Khan rose to becoming the PTI's additional general secretary in North Punjab and district president of the PTI in Khushab. Khan nevertheless rejoined the PTI and was assigned as chairman of Prime Minister Task Force (PMTF) during Imran Khan's rule from 2018 to 2022. He received 82,577 votes while runner up Independent supported Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, candidate Moazzam Sher received 64,156 votes.

In September 2024, he was appointed the federal parliamentary secretary for the ministry of communications under Minister of Communications Aleem Khan in the Second Shehbaz Sharif government. Gul Asghar Khan was also appointed chief whip of the IPP and the party's president in North Punjab.

Personal life Khan married a Chinese woman in and has a daughter.