Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly from 2018 to 2022 and served as Advisor to the Chief Minister on Home and Tribal Affairs from October 2022 till January 2023.

[1][2] His uncle Tariq Khan Swati had been member for provincial assembly for the 3 consecutives terms from 1990 to 2002.

He fought against his own family member Tariq Khan Swati who previously remained MPA for the 12 years.

2008 General Elections Babar Saleem Swati, a Pakistani politician, made his electoral debut again in 2008 when he contested as a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz).

In this election, he went head-to-head against 3 times elected former MPA Tariq Khan Swati, who held the title of "Khan(نواب) of Mansehra City" and also happened to be a first cousin of Babar Saleem Swati's grandfather.