Hammad Azhar
Muhammad Hammad Azhar | |
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Minister of State for Revenue | |
Assumed office 11 September 2018 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 13 August 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-126 (Lahore-IV) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)[1] |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
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Muhammad Hammad Azhar is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister of State for Revenue, in office since 11 September 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018.
Personal life
He was born to the former Governor of Punjab Mian Muhammad Azhar.[1]
He is a barrister by profession.[1]
Political career
He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2011.[1]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-121 (Lahore-IV) in Pakistani general election, 2013 but was unsuccessful. He received 68,307 votes and lost the seat to Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmed.[2]
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-126 (Lahore-IV) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[3]
On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[4] and was appointed as Minister of State for Revenue.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Baton passed: Hammad Azhar: Crying out for a change | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "PM Imran's cabinet expanded by six | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 September 2018). "State ministers for revenue, frontier regions notified". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Govt announces portfolios of new ministers". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.