He is currently serving as Advisor to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur for Health.
Ihtisham Ali was born on 17 January 1984 in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He holds a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Laws Degree and has served as a lawyer.
[4] He contested the 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial elections as a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf/Independent candidate from PK-61 Mardan-VIII.
[4] In September 2024, as part of a major cabinet reshuffle in the Gandapur ministry, Provincial Minister of Health, Syed Qasim Ali Shah was handed the Provincial Minister of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment position instead.