[2] Khan was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP) from PF-86 (Swat-VII) in the 2008 North-West Frontier Province provincial election.

He received 8,064 votes and defeated Qaimos Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).

He received 10,028 votes and lost the seat to Qaimos Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).

[5] He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of the PTI from PK-86 (Swat-VII) in an April 2014 by-election.

[7] After the May 9th protests, Khan quit PTI and joined the Pakistan People's Party.