Aleem Khan

Abdul Aleem Khan Kakazai (born 5 March 1970) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is serving as Minister of Communications since 2024. He is also the founding president of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) since 2024. Born in Lahore, West Pakistan, Khan joined the Pakistan Muslim League – Q (PML–Q) in 2002 and was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 2003. In 2012, he joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and became a close aide to its leader Imran Khan. Aleem Khan served in the provincial Punjab cabinet under Usman Buzdar as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Local Government and Community Development. Following the 9 May riots in 2023, Khan left the PTI and, along with Jahangir Tareen, founded the IPP, of which he became the incumbent president. Khan won his seat in 2024 election, being one of the only three IPP candidates to win their seats, along with Gul Asghar Khan and Awn Chawdhary. Khan is considered one of the wealthiest persons of Pakistan with his net worth to be over $400 million. He is the owner of Vision Group, which includes Park View City, and Samaa TV, which he acquired in 2020.