PTI Members List 2026: Every Key Name and Role

This is the PTI members name list for 2026 — the founder, office-holders, the 23-member apex political committee, senior leaders and prominent women members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, with each name’s role explained. All names are drawn from the party’s own notifications and current reporting.

Top Office-Holders

• Imran Khan — Founder and ultimate authority; incarcerated at Adiala Jail since 2023.
• Barrister Gohar Ali Khan — Chairman (disputed; see below).
• Salman Akram Raja — Secretary General and chief spokesman.
• Firdous Shamim Naqvi — Additional Secretary General.
• Sheikh Waqas Akram — Information Secretary.
• Shah Mehmood Qureshi — Vice Chairman; former Foreign Minister.
• Parvez Elahi — President; former Punjab Chief Minister.

Political Committee Members (December 2025)

The 23-member apex body: Gohar Ali Khan, Salman Akram Raja, Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Sheikh Waqas Akram, Sohail Afridi (KP Chief Minister), Omar Ayub Khan, Shibli Faraz, Moeen Qureshi, Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar, Sajjad Burki, Aliya Hamza, Junaid Akbar, Haleem Adil Sheikh, Dawood Kakar, Khalid Khursheed, Sardar Qayyum Niazi, Asad Qaiser, Amir Dogar, Fawzia Arshad, Kanwal Shauzab, Lal Chand Malhi, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and Mahmood Khan Achakzai.

Senior Members A–Z

• Ali Amin Gandapur — former KP Chief Minister; street-movement figure.
• Aliya Hamza — political committee; prominent parliamentarian.
• Amir Dogar — political committee; Multan leader.
• Andleeb Abbas — former parliamentary secretary, foreign affairs.
• Asad Qaiser — former National Assembly Speaker.
• Fawzia Arshad — senator; political committee.
• Haleem Adil Sheikh — Sindh leader.
• Junaid Akbar — political committee; KP leader.
• Kanwal Shauzab — political committee; former parliamentary secretary.
• Lal Chand Malhi — minority representative.
• Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar — parliamentary leader.
• Moeen Qureshi — senior leader.
• Murad Saeed — former federal minister (resigned Senate, Feb 2026).
• Omar Ayub Khan — former federal minister; ex-secretary general.
• Raoof Hasan — veteran organiser.
• Shibli Faraz — former information minister; ex-Leader of the House, Senate.
• Shireen Mazari — former human rights minister (currently inactive).
• Sohail Afridi — Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• Zartaj Gul — former climate change minister.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the current chairman of PTI?

Barrister Gohar Ali Khan holds the office after the December 2023 intra-party polls, but secretary general Salman Akram Raja publicly maintains that only Imran Khan is the party’s chairman — the position is disputed.

How many members are in PTI’s political committee?

23, reconstituted in December 2025 on Imran Khan’s instructions — down from around 40 in the previous committee — and designated the party’s apex decision-making forum.

Who founded PTI?

Imran Khan, on 25 April 1996 in Lahore. He led the party to federal government in 2018 and remains its founder and final authority.

Which PTI leaders are in jail?

Founder Imran Khan (Adiala Jail, since 2023), vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and president Parvez Elahi are the most prominent incarcerated leaders; several others face cases.