Mr. Qasim Khan Suri is the most active and influential member of PTI Balochistan and very close ally of the current Prime Minister Imran Khan who is the founding Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) party.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf emerged as the majority party after the July 2018 elections and formed the government in the Center. Mr. Qasim Khan Suri has played a vital role in laying the party’s foundation in the province of Balochistan.

Mr. Qasim Khan Suri was born in a famous Pakhtun tribe Suri (sub-tribe of Khilji) of Quetta in January 1969. He started looking after the Pharmaceuticals family business in 1992 and onwards. He received his early education from Quetta Islamia School while he passed his matriculation from Tameer-e-Nau School Quetta. Later, he joined the Federal Government College and completed his FSC in 1988 and in 1990 he acquired a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Balochistan. From the same university, he completed his Master degree in International Relations in 1992. He has remained one of the finest athletes. His interests include swimming, hiking, cricket, football and hunting etc.

Mr. Qasim Khan Suri has been associated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since 1996 as an active member. However, he became an office bearer in 2007. Mr. Qasim Khan Suri has the privilege of being the only member to have been elected as the President of PTI Balochistan for two consecutive terms; first in 2009 and second when intra-party elections were held by PTI in 2013 - thus becoming the longest serving President at provincial level.

As the Deputy Speaker of National Assembly, Mr. Qasim Khan Suri is the Chairman of the National Assembly House and Library Committee. He is also the Vice President of the Board of Governors of the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS).

His rise to such prominence comes as a tribute to his long and dedicated socio-political struggle spanning over two decades as a pro-democracy activist and a committed political campaigner.