1. Muhammad Shahbaz Shabbir Gill, commonly known as Shahbaz Gill, is a Pakistani-American academic, lecturer, politician, former provincial spokesperson to the Government of Punjab, Pakistan, and former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan to Imran Khan.
Shahbaz Gill was a member of the Imran Khan cabinet from 13 May to 3 April 2022.
Shahbaz Gill started his teaching career in 2004 and has been a part of the faculty of Quaid-i-Azam University and International Islamic University, Islamabad, before finally moving to COMSATS University, Lahore.
Shahbaz Gill has been an assistant professor of business administration at International Islamic University, Islamabad.
Shahbaz Gill was an assistant professor of business administration at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Shahbaz Gill was appointed as a spokesperson for the Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan, Usman Buzdar in 2018.
Shahbaz Gill resigned from the post of spokesperson on 13 September 2019.
On 9 August 2022, Shahbaz Gill was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly trying to incite Pakistani army officers to mutiny.
Shahbaz Gill was reportedly "dragged out of his vehicle" before being taken into custody.
Shahbaz Gill was arrested for statements he made on ARY News on 8 August about alleged rifts within Pakistan's military over Imran Khan's ouster from office during the no-confidence motion in April 2022.
Shahbaz Gill testified in court that he had been on a hunger strike for four days and was not allowed to change his clothes and take a bath.
Lawyers for Shahbaz Gill submitted a medical report by doctors of Central Jail Rawalpindi in which they declared that Shahbaz Gill was tortured.
On 15 September 2022, Shahbaz Gill was released from Central Jail Rawalpindi on bail.