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Tariq Fazal Chaudhry
Tariq Fazal Chaudhry at the USAID's Mobile Bus Libraries Handover Ceremony in 2017
Chaudhry at USAID's Mobile Bus Libraries Handover Ceremony in 2017
Federal Minister for Capital Administration and Development
In office
27 April 2018 – 31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Preceded byHimself (Minister of State)
Succeeded byAli Nawaz Awan (Special Assistant)
Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development
In office
4 August 2017 – 27 April 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Preceded byHimself (Minister of State)
In office
November 2015 – 28 July 2017
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Preceded byUsman Ibrahim
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
17 March 2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-49 (Islamabad-II)
Personal details
Born (1969-06-07) 7 June 1969 (age 55)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Tariq Fazal Chaudhry (Template:Lang-ur; born 7 June 1969) is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for Capital Administration and Development, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. Previously he served as the Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development from November 2015 to July 2017 in the third Sharif ministry and from August 2017 to April 2018 in the Abbasi ministry. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from March 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education

Chaudhry was born on 7 June 1969 in Islamabad, Pakistan.[1] He graduated from Rawalpindi Medical University.[2]

Political career

Chaudhry ran for the seat of National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-49 (Islamabad-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2002 Pakistani general election[3][2] but was unsuccessful.[4][5] He received 16,832 votes and lost the seat to Nayyar Hussain Bukhari.[6]

Chaudhry was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-49 (Islamabad-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[7][8] He received 45,482 votes and defeated Nayyar Hussain Bukhari.[9]

Chaudhry was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-49 (Islamabad-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[10][11][12][13][14] He received 94,106 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[15]

In November 2015, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of the third Sharif ministry and was appointed as the Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development.[16][17][13] He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[18]

He has been the president of Islamabad wing of Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2016.[13]

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[19][20] He retained the cabinet portfolio of Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development.[21] In December 2017, he named as property tax defaulter.[22] In April 2018, he was elevated as federal minister[23] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Capital Administration and Development in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.[24] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Chaudhry ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Capital Administration and Development.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Detail Information". 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b Sharif, Arshad (3 August 2002). "Prospective candidates for two capital seats". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Electioneering nears dramatic finale in Capital". DAWN.COM. 8 October 2002. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ^ Wasim, Amir (12 December 2007). "PML(N) faces rift over party ticket in capital". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ^ Wasim, Amir (20 December 2007). "Islamabad — everybody's city". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  7. ^ "PML-N rules capital". DAWN.COM. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ "PML-N sweeps in Pindi, Islamabad". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  10. ^ "PML-N wins from Islamabad's NA-49 and Jhang's NA-86". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Islamabad MNAs: the paralysed politicians?". DAWN.COM. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Islamabad's unexpected electoral choices". DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  13. ^ a b c "PML-N leaders blame party men for defeat in LG elections". DAWN.COM. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017.
  14. ^ "PML-N takes commanding position". The Nation. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  15. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Tariq Fazal sworn in as minister of state". DAWN.COM. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Tariq Fazal new CADD minister". DAWN.COM. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  18. ^ "PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  19. ^ "A 43-member new cabinet sworn in". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  20. ^ "PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today". Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  21. ^ Raza, Syed Irfan (5 August 2017). "PM Abbasi's bloated cabinet sworn in". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  22. ^ "Six parliamentarians found 'defaulters' of property tax - Daily Times". Daily Times. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  23. ^ "Govt expands cabinet months before elections - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  24. ^ "Notification April 2018" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  25. ^ "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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