1. Muhammad Khalid Khurshid Khan is a politician who served as the President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Gilgit-Baltistan from May 2022 to December 2023 and as the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, a territory in Northern Pakistan until he was disqualified from his post on 4 July 2023 by the Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court.
Khalid Khurshid was a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly from 25 November 2020 until his disqualification.
Khalid Khurshid belongs to a Shina Muslim family belonging to the Machoque tribe.
Khalid Khurshid matriculated from Public School and College, Gilgit and did his graduation from Lahore, Punjab.
Khalid Khurshid received degree in law from University of London, England.
Khalid Khurshid tabled Provisional Provincial Status Motion for Gilgit-Baltistan in Gilgit Baltistan Assembly and got it unanimously approved.
Khalid Khurshid is being credited for bringing in mega development projects in GB and for his vision of development by improving connectivity of region with rest of country.
Khalid Khurshid started mega development projects like Astore Valley Road, Shah rahe Nagar, Shonter tunnel, Gilgit-Chitral Road, Darel Tangir Express Way and a Power Project in Ataabad, Hunza.
Khalid Khurshid established Gilgit Baltistan Information Technology and Irrigation Departments as a special initiative of Chief Minister.
Khalid Khurshid launched a vigorous campaign for approval of mega development projects in Gilgit-Baltistan in federation and ultimately succeeded in approval of largest development package for the region.
Khalid Khurshid received 2,667 votes and lost to Abdul Hameed Khan, another independent candidate.
Khalid Khurshid ran as an independent candidate again from the same constituency in the 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election, but was unsuccessful.
Khalid Khurshid received 4,019 votes and was defeated by Rana Farman Ali, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League.
Khalid Khurshid joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on 28 July 2018.
Khalid Khurshid contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-13 on the ticket of the PTI.
Khalid Khurshid won the election by a margin of 1,719 votes.
Khalid Khurshid garnered 5,297 votes, defeating Rana Farman Ali of the PML received 4,033 votes.
Under the GB Investment Program, Khalid Khurshid partnered with the private sector and academia to attract new investors to invest in Gilgit-Baltistan and succeeded in signing thirty two MOU with various investors at Dubai Expo.
Khalid Khurshid is highly acknowledged by PTI workers on staying by side of Imran Khan after removal of later from the government.
Khalid Khurshid belongs to an influential political family of Gilgit Baltistan.
One of his brother, Atif Khalid Khurshid, was an International Civil Servant, worked for the United Nations Children's Fund as a social policy head and is currently working as the CEO of the Social Benefit and Income Support at the Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Khalid Khurshid's younger brother, Hanif Ullah Khan, is a civil servant currently posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police.
Khalid's sister, Ayesha Khurshid is deputy chief in Gilgit Baltistan's Planning and Development Department.
Khalid Khurshid is married into an influential Pirzada, Syed family of village Gudai, district Astore.
Khalid Khurshid's father in law Pirzada Muhammad Alam was a well reputed civil servant.
Khalid Khurshid's wife, Mrs Riffat Alam is a professor at Karakoram International University heading the Media Sciences Department.
Khalid Khurshid is a disciple of acclaimed religious scholar Pir Mian Shafi Jhagvi of Neelum District in Azad Kashmir.
Khalid Khurshid was going to participate in a by-election campaign with his colleagues when they were blocked and fired upon in Chowgam area of Astore District.