The controversy over Tommy Suharto's case did not stop Antasari from being elected Chairman of the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in December 2007, defeating Chandra M. Hamzah by 41 votes in the election held by the 49 members of the Indonesian House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission III on legal affairs.
He is the father of Muhammad Saleem Khan Jhagra, Former Federal Secretary of Local Government and of the Board of Investment, and of Iftikhar Ahmad Khan Jhagra, former PPP leader (now PTI) now PPP again, thrice member of the KPK assembly and twice provincial minister.
Saleem Jan joined Imran Khan led political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2011.He is considered as strong contender for NA1(Peshawar) seat due to great respect in workers of both rivals parties of KPK PTI and ANP.