Tahir Iqbal

Tahir Iqbal (Urdu: طاہر اقبال; born 15 May 1951) is a Pakistani politician and former army officer who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018.

Tahir Iqbal
طاہراقبال
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-60 (Chakwal-I)
In office
2002–2007
ConstituencyNA-60 (Chakwal-I)
Personal details
Born (1951-05-15) 15 May 1951
NationalityPakistani

Early life

He was born on 15 May 1951.[1]

He is a retired Major from Pakistan Army.[2]

Political career

Iqbal was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) from Constituency NA-60 (Chakwal-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 72,331 votes and defeated Ayaz Amir, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[4]

In November 2002, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali and was appointed as the Minister of State (Incharge) for Environment where he remained until June 2004.[5] In June 2004, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat and was made Minister of State for Environment where he remained until August 2004.[6] In August 2004, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz[7] and was made Federal Minister for Environment with the additional portfolio of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas.[8]

He joined PML-N in 2011.[9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-60 (Chakwal-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[10][11][3][12][13][14] He received 130,821 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Sardar Ghulam Abbas.[15]

References
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  9. "Q leaders join PML-N after meeting Nawaz". Nation.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  10. "Chakwal district falls into PML-N's fold". DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  11. "Tough fight expected." Dawn. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  12. "CHAKWAL City News". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  13. "138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  14. "PML-N takes lead as PTI, PPP trail". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  15. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.


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