Amer Ali Khan

Amer Ali Khan is an Indian journalist and politician from Telangana. He was nominated as Member of Legislative Council for Telangana Legislative Council under Governors quota in August 2024 and took oath as MLC on August 16.

Early life

Amer Ali Khan is the son of ‘The Siasat Daily’ chief editor Zahid Ali Khan. He had completed his bachelor's degree in Communication and Journalism from Osmania University and Masters in Business Administration from Sultan–ul-Uloom in Hyderabad.

Political career

Amer Ali Khan, news editor of Urdu daily Siasat, he has been in the forefront of the movement to demand implementation of 12 percent reservation as promised by the BRS government. Khan's name was recommended by the Council of Ministers on 13 January 2024 in recognition of the social, economic, welfare and educational activities of ‘Siasat’, one of the largest circulated Urdu dailies in India and the Gazette Notification issued on 27 January appointing him as MLC under the Governor's quota which the Governor had accepted on March 7.
Amer Ali Khan took oath as MLC on 16 August 2024.
The Supreme Court on 13 August 2025 imposed a stay on the appointment of Amer Ali Khan as Member of the Telangana Legislative Council under the Governor’s quota.