Rana Farman Ali
Pakistani politician from Gilgit-Baltistan
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Rana Farman Ali is a Pakistani politician who has served as a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly since June 2026, and previously served in this role from June 2015 to June 2020.[1][2] He also served as the Minister for Excise and Taxation from 7 July 2015 to 23 June 2020.
Rana Farman Ali | |
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رانا فرمان علی | |
| Member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Khalid Khurshid |
| Constituency | GBA-13 Astore-I |
| In office 24 June 2015 – 23 June 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Khalid Khurshid |
| Constituency | GBA-13 Astore-I |
| Minister for Excise and Taxation, Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| In office 7 July 2015 – 23 July 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Political career
Ali contested the 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-13 Astore-I as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), but was unsuccessful. He received 3,546 votes and was defeated by Abdul Hameed Khan, an independent candidate.[3][4]
He was elected to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly from GBA-13 Astore-I as a candidate of PML(N) in the 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election. He received 5,942 votes and defeated Khalid Khurshid, an independent candidate.[5]
He was sworn into the cabinet of Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman as the Minister for Excise and Taxation.[6][7]
He contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-13 Astore-I as a candidate of PML(N), but was unsuccessful. He received 3,528 votes and was defeated by Khalid Khurshid, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]
He contested a 2023 by-election from GBA-13 Astore-I as a candidate of PML(N), but was unusccessful. He received votes and was defeated by Muhammad Khurshid Khan, a candidate of PTI.[9] The result of this by-election was later annulled by the Election Commission Gilgit-Baltistan, which remarked that the PTI and PML(N) candidates had violated the Election Act.[10]
He was re-elected to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly from GBA-13 Atore-I as a candidate of PML(N)in the 2026 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election. He received 8,058 votes and defeated Shahida Khurshid, an independent candidate supported by PTI.[11]
