Arbab Alamgir Khan

Arbab Alamgir Khan is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Early life
Khan was born on 1 July 1961 in Peshawar to a former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arbab Jehangir Khan. He completed his MBBS from Khyber Medical College in 1987 and went on to earn a diploma in Internal Medicine from the University of Edinburgh.

Political career
He ran for the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-2 (Peshawar-II) as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 15,771 votes and was defeated by Maulana Rehmat Ullah, a candidate of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).

He was elected to the National Assembly from NA-2 (Peshawar-II) as a candidate of the PPP in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 34,443 votes and defeated Arbab Najib Ullah Khan Khalil, a candidate of the Awami National Party (ANP). In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Federal Minister for communications where he served until June 2012. In June 2012, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and was re-appointed as Federal Minister for communications where he served until March 2013.

He ran for the National Assembly from NA-2 (Peshawar-II) as a candidate of the PPP in the 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 10,666 votes and was defeated by Hamid Ul Haq, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

He ran for the National Assembly from NA-30 Peshawar-IV as a candidate of the PPP in the 2018 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 14,593 votes and was defeated by Sher Ali Arbab, a candidate of the PTI.

On 18 November 2023, he quit the PPP along with Asma Arbab Alamgir, his wife, citing dissatisfaction with the party's leadership and internal conflicts.

Family
He is son of Arbab Jehangir Khan and husband of Asma Arbab Alamgir.