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On 5 October 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=The Newspaper's Staff |title=Six federal ministers administered oath |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1437168/six-federal-ministers-administered-oath |accessdate=6 October 2018 |work=dawn.com |date=6 October 2018}}</ref> and was appointed [[Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan|Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification - 5 October 2018 |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/noti-fm-mos-05-10-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet Division |accessdate=6 October 2018}}</ref>
 
==Controversies==
==Misogynistic behavior==
Gandapur is regarded as one of the most misogynistic politicians in the nation, having made provocative and sexist comments about [[Maryam Nawaz]] with aggressive language. He was accused of being involved in a case where a girl was allegedly stripped and publicly humiliated in his[[DI villageKhan]] in 2017. CriticsGandapur contendvisited thatthe hisgirl appointmentand asmaintained Chiefthat Ministerhe hashad diminishednot supported the party's reputationaccused and its capacityoffered to governtake efficientlyfinancial responsibility of the girl.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/167403-gandapur-takes-financial-responsiblity-of-girl-assaulted-in-di-khan|title=Gandapur offers to take financial responsibility of girl assaulted in DI Khan|date=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=https://newwaveglobal.net/14-Feb-2024/nomination-of-ali-amin-gandapur-as-kp-cm-sparks-controversy
|title=Nomination of Ali Amin Gandapur as KP CM Sparks Controversy
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In 2021, Gandapur made a sexist remark against [[Maryam Nawaz]] claiming that she was the queen of thieves and had gotten 80,000,000 PKR worth of plastic surgery with Pakistani taxpayer money.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1188068|title=Federal minister Ali Amin Gandapur's sexist comments about Maryam Nawaz stir anger and disgust on Twitter|date=24 July 2021}}</ref>
During a session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly, [[Sobia Shahid]], a female member, faced sexual harassment and lewd gestures from male PTI members when she displayed wristwatches, symbolizing allegations against PTI leader [[Imran Khan]] for allegedly taking wristwatches from the state treasury and selling them at a reduced price. Gandapur supported the misogynistic actions of his party members by saying "she asked for it," suggesting that Sobia Shahid should have expected such behavior beforehand when she waved the wristwatches.<ref>{{cite news
 
During a session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly, [[Sobia Shahid]], a female member, faced sexual harassment and lewd gestures from male PTI members when she displayed wristwatches, symbolizing allegations against PTI leader [[Imran Khan]] for allegedly taking wristwatches from the state treasury and selling them at a reduced price. Gandapur supportedaddressed the misogynistic actions of his party membersincident by saying "she asked for it," suggesting that Sobia Shahid should have expected such behavior beforehand when she waved the wristwatches. Sobia later threatened to bring a pistol to the assembly and shoot anyone who speaks against her party and [[Nawaz Sharif]].<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Salman Khan |author-link=Salman Khan|user=FrankfurtPK |number= 1764048128682942578|date=2 March 2004 |title=Representative Minister of PMLN from KPK, Sobia Shahid is openly threatening the attendees in the space and claiming that she will bring a pistol in the upcoming session of assembly and if anyone chants against PMLN or their leader, she will harm them. This action is highly condemnable. If any harm is inflicted on anyone it is on her|link=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=https://voicepk.net/2024/03/after-watching-how-sobia-shahid-suffered-in-kp-assembly-how-many-more-women-will-be-silenced/
|title=Sobia Shahid’s Abuse In Assembly Proves How Vulnerable Women Are In Politics
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==Arrest==
==Unlawful activities==
Gandapur was charged by [[Islamabad Police]] on 31 October 2016, for allegedly carrying and exhibiting unlicensed [[firearms]] and [[liquor]]. These items were found in Gandapur's vehicle outside PTI Chairman Imran Khan's residence when he arrived for the party's scheduled capital lockdown.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1257986/gandapur-granted-bail-guns-honey-case
|title=Gandapur granted bail in guns and ‘honey’ case