{{Short description|Pakistani businessman and politician (born 1988)}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Ali Khan Tareen | image = Ali Tareen.jpg | caption = Ali Tareen in 2024 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|14}} | birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | occupation = Businessman, politician | known_for = Owner of Multan Sultans, agricultural reforms, social initiatives | education = University of Oxford (MBA) | father = Jahangir Tareen | spouse = Bisma Ahmed | website = }}
'''Ali Khan Tareen''' (born 14 November 1988) is a Pakistani businessman, politician, and cricket patron.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/multan_sultans_cricket_and_ali_how_a_south_punjabi_boy_thinks_psl_can_revolutionise_cricket_in_his_region.html|title=Multan Sultans, cricket and Ali: How a South Punjabi boy thinks PSL can revolutionise cricket in his region|date=8 February 2019|website=The Cricketer}}</ref> He owned the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/04/23/ali-tareen-dismisses-multan-sultans-exit-rumours-questions-psls-financial-structure/|title=Ali Tareen dismisses Multan Sultans exit rumours, questions PSL's financial structure|publisher=Profit by Pakistan Today|date=23 April 2025|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Ali Tareen was born in Lahore to Jahangir Khan Tareen and Amina Tareen. He has three sisters: Seher, Marium and Meher.{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}} Tareen earned an Executive MBA from the University of Oxford.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/362587-ali-tareen-after-graduating-from-oxford-has-plans-for-naya-pakistan|title=Ali Tareen after graduating from Oxford has plans for Naya Pakistan|publisher=The News International|date=28 March 2018|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> During his student years, he participated in youth and community organisations including the Young Social Reformers, Youth Parliament, Society for National Education and the Karachi Youth Initiative. In 2014, he hosted a radio programme, ''Sab ka Saath'', on FM 100 dedicated to visually impaired individuals.<ref name="auto"/>
==Career== ===Business ventures=== Ali Tareen oversees aspects of his family's agricultural and sugar enterprises, including the JDW Group. He has been involved in initiatives to introduce modern farming techniques and promote sustainable agricultural practices with his business in South Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/05/28/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-progressive-farmer/|title=What does it mean to be a progressive farmer?|publisher=Profit Magazine|date=28 May 2023|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
In 2018, Tareen co-acquired the PSL franchise Multan Sultans with his uncle, Alamgir Khan Tareen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/470963|title=Ali Tareen wins bid for PSL's Multan Sultans|publisher=Dunya News|date=20 December 2018|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref> After Alamgir Tareen's passing in 2023, Ali became the principal owner of the team. In April 2025, he publicly expressed concern over the PSL's revised financial model, calling for more sustainable franchise terms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/2087331454-ali-tareen-calls-for-revisiting-psl-financial-model-for-sustainability|title=Ali Tareen calls for revisiting PSL financial model for sustainability|publisher=Samaa TV|date=12 April 2025|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref> Later that year, he also criticised the league's decision to repeatedly select singer Ali Zafar for the official PSL anthem, urging greater representation of new artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1193428/multan-sultans-ali-tareen-slams-psl-for-letting-same-middle-aged-dude-helm-its-official-anthem|title=Ali Tareen slams PSL for letting same middle-aged dude helm its official anthem|publisher=Dawn Images|date=21 March 2025|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref>
===Political career=== Following his father's disqualification from the National Assembly in 2017, Ali Tareen contested the by-election for the NA-155 Lodhran-II constituency as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He was defeated by Muhammad Iqbal Shah of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).<ref name="dawnprof">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1388964/profile-ali-tareen-the-heir-apparent-to-na-154|title=Profile: Ali Tareen, the heir apparent to NA-154|publisher=Dawn|date=16 March 2018|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=2018 Lodhran by-election: NA-155 (Lodhran-II)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-155&type=NA&Election_ID=10070&Election=BY-ELECTION+12+FEB+2018|title=ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan|website=Election Commission of Pakistan|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Pakistan Muslim League (N) |candidate=Muhammad Iqbal Shah |votes='''113,542''' |percentage='''49.09''' |change={{increase}}7.57 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |candidate='''Ali Khan Tareen''' |votes=85,933 |percentage=37.14 |change={{decrease}}12.38 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan |candidate=Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh |votes=10,227 |percentage=4.42 |change={{increase}}4.42 }} {{Election box candidate |party=Independent |candidate=Ahmad Khan Baloch |votes=9,222 |percentage=3.99 |change={{decrease}}1.15 }} {{Election box candidate |party=Others |candidate=Others (six candidates) |votes=12,560 |percentage=5.36 |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=231,484 |percentage=52.99 |change={{increase}}3.19 }} {{Election box rejected |votes=2,744 |percentage=1.18 |change= }} {{Election box majority |votes=27,609 |percentage=11.95 |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors=436,861 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Pakistan Muslim League (N) |swing=N/A }} {{Election box end}}
<sup>†</sup><small>''By-election held following the disqualification of Jahangir Khan Tareen by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in December 2017.''</small>
Sources:<ref name="dawnprof" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/279744-pml-n-wins-na-154-lodhran-by-election|title=PML-N wins NA-154 Lodhran by-election|publisher=The News International|date=13 February 2018|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-155&type=NA&Election_ID=10070&Election=BY-ELECTION+12+FEB+2018|title=ECP official result – NA-155 Lodhran-II|website=Election Commission of Pakistan|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref>
===Social initiatives=== Tareen has launched several initiatives to promote cricket and education in South Punjab. In 2019, he established the ''Ali Tareen Cricket Academy'' in Lodhran to provide training facilities for emerging players from rural areas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/498611-ali-tareen-opens-cricket-academy-in-lodhran|title=Ali Tareen opens cricket academy in Lodhran|publisher=The News International|date=7 July 2019|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref> In 2023, he introduced a scholarship programme enabling students from the region to pursue graduate studies at the University of Oxford.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1191745/ali-tareen-wants-to-help-deserving-students-from-south-punjab-dream-big-through-an-oxford-university-scholarship|title=Ali Tareen wants to help deserving students from South Punjab dream big through an Oxford University scholarship|publisher=Dawn Images|date=25 May 2023|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ali Tareen is married to Bisma Ahmad, and the couple has one child. He maintains an active presence on social media, particularly on Twitter, where he frequently discusses sports and social issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/541249-ali-tareen-says-he-wants-psl-to-become-financially-sustainable|title=Ali Tareen says he wants PSL to become financially sustainable|publisher=Geo News|date=15 April 2025|access-date=23 October 2025}}</ref>
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Category:Living people Category:1988 births Category:Pakistani philanthropists Category:21st-century Pakistani politicians Category:Pakistan Super League franchise owners Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford Category:Businesspeople from Lahore