# Yousuf Ayub Khan

Yousuf Ayub Khan (born 1961) is a Pakistani politician and businessmen. He is a grandson of former military Officer and president Ayub Khan..
Yousuf Ayub was born in the village of Rehana in Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. His father was Shoukat Ayub, son of the late Ayub Khan and brother of politician Gohar Ayub Khan. He is a Hindkowan of the Tareen tribe. He was educated at the Army Burn Hall College, Abbottabad, Pakistan, passing high school.
He won several elections in the past and also remained a provincial minister. He was Provincial Minister for Transport from 1988 to 1990 as an independent candidate in Chief Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao's cabinet, and after the dismissal of the government, he again was inducted in the caretaker cabinet of Mir Afzal Khan until the next cabinet took place.
He then contested the 1993 general elections and won as an independent candidate, but later joined PML N, and was given the portfolio for the education ministry, in Chief Minister Pir Sabir Shah's cabinet until his government was replaced. He then remained as Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the assembly till 1996. He again won the 1997 general elections on PML(N) ticket, and later was inducted into the new cabinet of then-Chief Minister Sardar Mehtab Abbasi from 21 February 1997 to 12 October 1999, until martial law took place, with eight to nine portfolios.
He again contested for provincial assembly in the 2002 general elections on PML N ticket but was unsuccessful this time during Musharraf's regime and anti-PML(N) pressure.
In 2005 he contested the District Nazim election, this time was successful, and was one of two PML N candidates who won the District Nazim seat despite being strongly opposed by Musharraf's regime, and remained in District Nazim till 2010.
After joining PTI in 2011, he contested provincial election on the PTI ticket, and was successful this time, and later was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Pervez Khattak and was given a portfolio for C&W, until he was de-seated from his constituency, petition done against him by his rivals, and was disqualified over fake degree, the bachelor's degree wasn't fully valid. After getting disqualified from politics for 11 years, from 2013 till 2024, his brothers took part in his constituency, one brother Akbar Ayub Khan from his home constituency, and later on his other brother Arshad Ayub Khan took part from another constituency, and won the seats, they took key part in retaining his politics and commitments. Hes also held several other posts such as president local council association Kpk, and has held several conferences internationally, and being a president local council association, he and his fellows implemented new rules and laws, and on this new rule and law, in 2015 kpk government held local government elections on it, and Yousaf Ayub Khan for this contribution and hardwork is referred as Bab e baldiyat by his local people.
He is currently president pak China friendship association kpk, khyber chapter. On 23rd April 2024 government of Kpk nominated him member Pakistan Climate Control Authority, and this responsibility given to him is in order to tackle climatic changes and climate control of kpk regions and represent kpk.
Khan has changed parties several times and is currently a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.