Azam Nazeer Tarar

Azam Nazeer Tarar (Urdu, Punjabi: اعظم نذیر تارڑ) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Federal Minister of Law and Justice from 19 April 2022 to 9 August 2023. He is a member of the Senate of Pakistan elected from Punjab in March 2021.

Senator
Azam Nazeer Tarar
Federal Minister of Law and Justice
In office
19 April 2022  9 August 2023
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Preceded byFawad Chaudhry
Succeeded byAyaz Sadiq
Leader of the House in the Senate
In office
20 April 2022  30 September 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Preceded byShahzad Waseem
Succeeded byIshaq Dar
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
March 2021
ConstituencyPunjab Province
Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council
In office
2014–2015
Secretary of Lahore High Court Bar Association
In office
2004–2005
Personal details
Born (1963-02-18) 18 February 1963
Village Jamkay Tarar, District Hafiz Abad Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

He served as Leader of the House in the Senate from 20 April to 30 September 2022. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council.[1]

Tarar resigned from the post of Federal Minister of Law and Justice on 24 October 2022. He confirmed his resignation from the post to different news agencies. Azam claimed his resignation due to some personal activities but rumors says Tarar was not comfortable with the government's decision,[2] but prime minister rejected his resignation on November 29.

He chaired a 3 people committee that was responsible for banning Wikipedia in February 2023.

In 2023, Tarar moved the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, which was passed by the Joint Sitting of the Parliament on 10 April 2023.[3]

References

  1. "Azam Nazeer Tarar". Pakistan Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  2. "Azam Nazeer Tarar resigns as law minister". The Express Tribune. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  3. "Senate passes 'the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill, 2023'". 30 March 2023.


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