Pervez Khan Khattak (Pashto: پروېز خان خټک‎; Urdu: پرویز خان خٹک‎; born 1 January 1950) is the current Defence Minister of Pakistan, in office since 20 August 2018. Previously, he served as the 16th elected (22nd overall) Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 31 May 2013 to 6 June 2018.[3]