Mansoor Ali Khan (journalist)

Mansoor Ali Khan was born on 22 April 1976, the son of Shaukat Ali Khan.{{cite web|url=https://pakistanmediaupdates.com/mansoor-ali-khan-brief-biography-7126.html|title=Mansoor Ali Khan brief biography|work=Pakistan Media Updates|date=12 April 2016|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819143121/http://pakistanmediaupdates.com/mansoor-ali-khan-brief-biography-7126.html|archivedate=19 August 2018|url-status=live}} His father ran an electronics business and is a Punjabi from Lahore, while his mother is an ethnic Hazara from Quetta.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l6NZWeTReE|title=The Current Life with Mansoor Ali Khan|work=The Current|date=3 February 2020|access-date=14 June 2022|via=YouTube}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=762ktue1nT4|title=Mansoor Ali Khan Ka Ghar Kitna Bara Ha? Kitni Cars Hain or Kitna Luxury Lifestyle Ha?|first=Farrukh Shahbaz|last=Warraich|work=UrduPoint|date=20 January 2022|access-date=14 June 2023|via=YouTube|language=ur|quote=My father ran a family electronics business established in the 1960s. I worked in this business for 7–8 years before joining the media industry...}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwft10a7p6o&t=1m06s|title=Where is Imran Khan? Hazara Community waits for Kaptan|first=Mansoor Ali|last=Khan|date=6 January 2021|access-date=14 June 2023|via=YouTube|language=ur|quote=Very few people know that I have a connection with the Hazara community. My mother belonged to the Hazara community and I grew up amongst them...}} On his maternal side, he is a great-grandson of the Hazara tribal chief, Yazdan Khan and grandson of the army general Musa Khan;{{Cite tweet|first=Mansoor Ali|last=Khan|user=_Mansoor_Ali|number=905736509374033922|title=More than 80% of Gen Musa Khan's family has migrated to US and Canada due to life threats.|date=7 September 2017|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101132443/https://twitter.com/_Mansoor_Ali/status/905752744052621312|archivedate=1 November 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YhEfDAAAQBAJ|title=War and Migration: Social Networks and Economic Strategies of the Hazaras of Afghanistan|first=Alessandro|last=Monsutti|authorlink=Alessandro Monsutti|publisher=Taylor & Francis|date=2005|isbn=9781135486761|page=90|quote=Sardar Yazdan Khan and his sons, General Musa Khan, Sardar Isa Khan and Sardar Isaq Khan, who long dominated political life among the Hazaras of Quetta, also originated in that tribal section.}} a nephew of the squash player and golfer Hassan Musa, and of Air-Marshal Sharbat Ali Changezi;{{cite news|url=https://jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2013-weekly/nos-20-01-2013/spr.htm#2|title=The first priority is security|work=The News|first=Rahimullah|last=Yusufzai|authorlink=Rahimullah Yusufzai|date=2013|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329053542/https://jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2013-weekly/nos-20-01-2013/spr.htm#2|archivedate=29 March 2013|url-status=live|quote=Gen Musa’s son Hasan Musa was target-killed in Karachi in 1998...}}{{cite news|url=https://jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2013-weekly/nos-20-01-2013/spr.htm#1|title=Hazaras' thousand woes|work=The News|first=Rahimullah|last=Yusufzai|authorlink=Rahimullah Yusufzai|date=2013|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329053542/https://jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2013-weekly/nos-20-01-2013/spr.htm#1|archivedate=29 March 2013|url-status=live|quote=Musa’s son-in-law Air Marshal Sharbat Ali Changezi was another member of the Hazara ethnic group...}} and cousin of Mehdi Hassan Musa, a former provincial minister in Balochistan.{{cite news|url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2017/01/27/discarded/|title=(Dis)carded|work=The Friday Times|date=27 January 2017|access-date=14 June 2023|first=Saleem|last=Javed|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614081234/https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2017/01/27/discarded/|archivedate=14 June 2023|url-status=live|quote=Sardar Mehdi Hassan Musa, a former provincial minister, referring to his grandfather, Gen. Musa Khan Hazara...}}

Khan completed his schooling from Aitchison College in Lahore in 1995, before going on to study at Government College University, where he majored in political science, history and English literature in 1999.{{cite web|url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1147698|title=Mansoor Ali Khan resigns from Bol, joins ARY News|work=Hip in Pakistan|date=17 August 2015|access-date=14 June 2023|first=Wajiha|last=Jawaid|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224150402/https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1147698|archivedate=24 December 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_NCTMPzpZ4&t=0m29s|title=Nissan Note e-Power Owners Review With Mansoor Ali Khan|first=Suneel|last=Munj|work=PakWheels|date=6 September 2022|access-date=14 June 2023|via=YouTube|language=ur|quote=Mansoor and I were classfellows in Government College...}} During his studies, he was an avid swimmer, performing at the national level. In 2020, Khan obtained a master's degree in media studies from the Virtual University of Pakistan.{{cite web|url=https://alumni.vu.edu.pk/SuccessStory/SuccessStoryDetail.aspx|title=Success Stories|work=Virtual University of Pakistan|date=18 November 2021|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612083454/https://alumni.vu.edu.pk/SuccessStory/SuccessStory.aspx|archivedate=12 June 2023|url-status=live}}

Khan began his career on television as a sports journalist and broadcaster for the English-language Dawn News in 2007. He had a brief stint as a producer and sports show host on CNBC Pakistan, before joining the Urdu channel Geo News as a newscaster and anchorperson in October 2008, based in Karachi.{{cite web|url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/17338294/manscv-of-mansoor-ali-khan-full-name-chicago-tonight|title=Mansoor Ali Khan – Chicago Tonight|work=WTTW|date=5 July 2013|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614100433/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/17338294/manscv-of-mansoor-ali-khan-full-name-chicago-tonight|archivedate=14 June 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.journalismpakistan.com/news-detail.php?newsid=1765|title=That's all for now - Mansoor bids adieu to Geo News|work=Journalism Pakistan|date=30 November 2014|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520191138/http://www.journalismpakistan.com/news-detail.php?newsid=1765|archivedate=20 May 2022|url-status=live}} During his time at Geo, he notably covered the Lawyers' Movement in Pakistan, the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup and the operation against Osama bin Laden in 2011. In addition, he made appearances on Star Asia News as a sports reporter. In 2012, he travelled to the United States to cover the U.S. presidential election for WTTW, featuring on Chicago Tonight as an international exchange journalist.{{cite news|url=https://news.wttw.com/2012/10/11/mansoor-ali-khan|title=Mansoor Ali Khan – A Foreign Perspective|work=WTTW|date=11 October 2012|access-date=14 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://news.wttw.com/tags/mansoor-ali-khan|title=Mansoor Ali Khan|work=WTTW|access-date=14 June 2023}}

In December 2014, Khan left Geo and joined the upcoming news channel BOL Network as a content manager and anchorman. In August 2015, he parted ways with the media group in the aftermath of the Axact scandal and issued a statement, announcing that he had joined ARY News as a senior anchorman.{{cite web|url=https://pakistanmediaupdates.com/news-anchor-mansoor-ali-khan-joins-ary-news-6975.html|title=News anchor Mansoor Ali Khan joins ARY News|work=Pakistan Media Updates|date=16 August 2015|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519085722/https://pakistanmediaupdates.com/news-anchor-mansoor-ali-khan-joins-ary-news-6975.html|archivedate=19 May 2022|url-status=live}} He worked at ARY for one year, before taking up a new role with Express News in Islamabad in August 2016, hosting To the Point with Mansoor Ali Khan; a political and current affairs talk show aired at primetime.{{cite web|url=http://www.journalismpakistan.com/Mansoor-Ali-Khan-leaves-ARY-joins-Express-News|title=Mansoor Ali Khan leaves ARY, joins Express News|work=Journalism Pakistan|date=5 August 2016|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517103657/https://www.journalismpakistan.com/Mansoor-Ali-Khan-leaves-ARY-joins-Express-News|archivedate=17 May 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.journalismpakistan.com/news-detail.php?newsid=3289|title=Mansoor set to go on air on Express News with 'To the Point'|work=Journalism Pakistan|date=6 September 2016|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520190950/http://www.journalismpakistan.com/news-detail.php?newsid=3289|archivedate=20 May 2022|url-status=live}} After a tenure of almost six years with Express, Khan moved to Samaa TV in May 2022, holding the slot for the talk show Meray Sawaal (lit. "my questions").{{cite web|url=http://www.journalismpakistan.com/mansoor-ali-khan-joins-samaa|title=Mansoor Ali Khan joins Samaa|work=Journalism Pakistan|date=20 May 2022|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207180141/https://www.journalismpakistan.com/mansoor-ali-khan-joins-samaa|archivedate=7 February 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.samaaenglish.tv/videos/meray-sawaal/|title=Videos - Meray Sawaal|work=Samaa English|access-date=14 June 2023}} He served with Samaa for 11 months, until eventually tendering his resignation in May 2023 and joining Hum News the following month.{{cite news|url=https://dailypakistan.com.pk/05-May-2023/1576936|title=سینئر صحافی منصور علی خان نے سماءنیوز سے استعفیٰ دیدیا لیکن کیوں؟ حیران کن دعویٰ|work=Daily Pakistan|date=5 May 2023|access-date=14 June 2023|language=ur}}{{cite news|url=https://humnews.pk/latest/444778/|title=سینئر صحافی منصور علی خان ہم نیوز کے ساتھ منسلک|work=Hum News|date=3 June 2023|access-date=14 June 2023|language=ur|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607034639/https://humnews.pk/latest/444778/|archivedate=7 June 2023|url-status=live}}

Khan is known for his hard-hitting questions and journalistic style.{{cite news|url=https://urdu.geo.tv/latest/260294|title=مردوں کے دماغ میں ایک 'چِپ' لگا دیں|work=Geo News|date=1 August 2021|access-date=14 June 2023|first=Yasir|last=Peerzada|language=ur}} Alongside his talk show, he also runs his personal YouTube channels, where he offers his analysis on Pakistani news and politics through vlogs and podcasts.{{cite news|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/11-Apr-2023/mansooralikhan-clarifies-why-he-edited-out-maryamnawaz-s-answer-to-bmw-question|title=Mansoor Ali Khan clarifies why he edited out Maryam Nawaz's answer to BMW question|work=Daily Pakistan|date=11 April 2023|access-date=14 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417101115/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/11-Apr-2023/mansooralikhan-clarifies-why-he-edited-out-maryamnawaz-s-answer-to-bmw-question|archivedate=17 April 2023}} As of June 2023, his main channel had crossed over 570,000 subscribers.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/@MansoorAliKhanLive/about|title=Mansoor Ali Khan|via=YouTube|access-date=14 June 2023}}

In her 2018 memoir, Reham Khan – the former wife of politician Imran Khan – addresses the tabloid rumours attributed to the breakdown of her marriage with Imran, including one where she was accused of "poisoning" Imran, causing him to become hospitalised in 2015. Reham claims that her former husband had in fact been hospitalised due to substance abuse, and credits Mansoor Ali Khan for "digging out the original report from the hospital" to clarify her position in the media; an act that allegedly earned Mansoor a reprimanding phone call from Imran's sister, Aleema Khan.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=52VmDwAAQBAJ|title=Reham Khan|first=Reham|last=Khan|authorlink=Reham Khan|year=2018|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|isbn=9789353023225|quote=The media was accusing me of poisoning my ex-husband and all I could do was stay silent. Mansoor Ali Khan, a leading anchor, dug out the original report from the hospital to clarify my position and immediately received a call from Aleema, reprimanding him.}} Whilst acknowledging his role in reporting the story of Khan's hospitalisation, Mansoor has denied that he was ever contacted by Aleema Khan and has raised questions about the accuracy of Reham's book.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfhEDFZYk74&t=22m04s|title=Gharidah Farooqi's Show: Allegations on Murad Saeed. Mention of Mansoor Ali Khan in Reham Khans Book|first=Mansoor Ali|last=Khan|date=12 February 2022|access-date=14 June 2023|via=YouTube|language=ur}}

In March 2020, Khan and his family were trolled online by anti-feminist groups after pictures of him and his wife attending an Aurat March rally in Lahore surfaced on social media. Reacting to the trolling, Khan said that despite his detractors' attempts, his stance and support for the movement "won't move an inch".{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1539836|title=AFP Fact Check: A photo from Lahore's Aurat March of a TV anchor, his wife has been doctored|work=Dawn|date=10 March 2020|access-date=14 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.globalvillagespace.com/mansoor-ali-khan-busts-doctored-images-of-his-family-at-aurat-march/|title=Mansoor Ali Khan busts doctored images of his family at Aurat March|work=Global Village Space|date=10 March 2020|access-date=14 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://thecurrent.pk/mansoor-ali-khan-opens-up-about-being-trolled-over-attending-the-aurat-march|title=Mansoor Ali Khan opens up about being trolled over attending the Aurat March|work=The Current|date=11 March 2020|access-date=14 June 2023}} Mansoor's critique of Imran Khan and his political party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has often invited backlash and trolling from members and supporters of the party.{{cite web|url=https://urdu.nayadaur.tv/news/70872/faisal-vawda-mansoor-ali-khan-twitter/|title=فیصل واوڈا نے ٹویٹر پر اینکر منصور علی خان کو گالی دے دی|work=Naya Daur|date=28 October 2021|access-date=14 June 2023|language=ur}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dw.com/ur/%D9%81%DB%81%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%88-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B4/a-55813171|title=فہرست کا اجراء: صحافتی برادری کو تشویش|work=DW|date=3 December 2020|access-date=14 June 2023|language=ur|first=Abdul|last=Sattar}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1200650|title='یہ ویڈیو ذرا بند کریں' انٹرویو میں توشہ خانہ سے گاڑی لینے کا سوال، مریم نواز کی ویڈیو وائرل|work=Dawn News|date=11 April 2023|access-date=14 June 2023|language=ur}} He is known to frequently address Imran as mera kaptaan (lit. "my captain"), a popular, tongue-in-cheek reference to his nickname.{{cite web|url=https://news360.tv/most-important-4/69675/|title=اینکر منصور خان کے سابق پروڈیوسر کے سنسنی خیز انکشافات|work=News360|date=19 April 2022|access-date=14 June 2023|language=ur|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003110241/https://news360.tv/most-important-4/69675/|archivedate=3 October 2022|url-status=live}} He subsequently shared that when he confronted Imran about his use of the moniker, Imran did not object to it. In April 2022, a senior producer working with Khan at Express News, Faisal Rao, resigned from his position citing differences of opinion with Khan's political views.

In March 2023, Khan interviewed PML-N political leader Maryam Nawaz for a podcast on his YouTube channel, from which an off-air segment was later leaked onto social media and became viral.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/articles/cj57gvn4eqno|title=مریم نواز کا 'لیکڈ' انٹرویو کلپ: ریکارڈنگ روکنے کی درخواست کے باوجود کیمرہ آن رکھنے پر صحافتی اصول کیا کہتے ہیں؟|work=BBC Urdu|date=11 April 2023|access-date=14 June 2023|first=Asiya|last=Ansar|language=ur}} In the segment, Khan is noted to have questioned Maryam about gifts that she and her father, former premier Nawaz Sharif, had allegedly acquired from foreign dignitaries while in government, in contravention of the laws governing official gifts and the legal process to retain them. Maryam denied knowing about such gifts and responded that she could not entertain Khan's question without having access to the facts behind the allegations. She requested Khan to keep the conversation off-the-record. The leaked video, which landed Maryam in hot water amongst opposition politicians, evoked a clarification from Khan.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1059563-real-bombshell-edited-part-of-maryam-nawazs-interview-leaked-online|title='Real bombshell': Edited part of Maryam Nawaz's interview with Mansoor Ali Khan leaked online|work=The News|date=11 April 2023|access-date=14 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://pakobserver.net/maryam-nawaz-responds-to-her-leaked-interview-clips-amid-online-trolling/|title=Maryam Nawaz responds to her leaked interview clips amid online trolling|work=Pakistan Observer|date=11 April 2023|access-date=14 June 2023}} Condemning the leak as "unethical", Khan explained that the segment had been omitted because he did not have the consent of the interviewee. Accepting responsibility for the incident, he attributed the leak to a breach of data.{{cite news|url=https://www.globalvillagespace.com/maryam-nawaz-defends-herself-after-leaked-clip-of-mansoor-ali-khan-interview-goes-viral/|title=Maryam Nawaz defends herself after leaked clip of Mansoor Ali Khan interview goes viral|work=Global Village Space|date=11 April 2023|access-date=14 June 2023}} Khan's resignation in May from his television channel, Samaa TV, and his subsequent joining at Hum News sparked rumours that the video leak may have led to his ousting from the channel. However, Khan rebuffed these speculations, stating that he had simply resigned to take up "a promising career opportunity".{{cite news|url=https://www.independenturdu.com/node/135876|title=سما ٹی وی نے نکالا نہیں میں نے خود چھوڑ دیا: منصور علی خان|work=Independent Urdu|date=4 May 2023|access-date=14 June 2023|first=Omar|last=Faizan|language=ur}}{{cite news|url=https://dailypakistan.com.pk/05-May-2023/1576938|title=مریم نواز کے پروگرام کی لیکس کے معاملے پر چینل چھوڑنے کی افواہیں ، سینئر صحافی منصور علی خان نے خاموشی توڑ دی|work=Daily Pakistan|date=5 May 2023|access-date=14 June 2023|language=ur}}

Khan is married and has three sons.

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