On 16 August 2018, he was nominated for the post of Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[6] On 4 September 2018, he resigned from his Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat after casting his vote in the 2018 Pakistani presidential election.[7] On 5 September 2018 Farman took oath as Governor of Khyber Pakthunkhwa.[8][7][4]