Tahir Iqbal

Tahir Iqbal
MP
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
11 May 2013
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Religion Islam

Tahir Iqbal (born 15 May 1951, Chakwal, Pakistan) is a retired Pakistani Army major and politician.

Political career

In 2002, Iqbal became a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan[1] from NA-60 Chakwal on the ticket of PML (Q).[2] He became the State Minister for Environment[3] and later on the Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs & Northern Areas[4] in the cabinet of Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali.[5]

He did not participate in the 2008 general elections. He joined PML (N) after meeting with party chief Mian Nawaz Sharif on 24 November 2011.[6]

In the 2013 general election, he was reelected to the National Assembly of Pakistan.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "National Assembly of Pakistan". Na.gov.pk. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  2. ↑ "Election Commission of Pakistan". Ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  3. ↑ "Government of Pakistan : Cabinet Secretariat : Climate Change Division". Mocc.gov.pk. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Ministry of Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan, Islamabad, Pakistan". Kana.gov.pk. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20130117005738/http://202.83.164.25:9080/wps/portal. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Q leaders join PML-N after meeting Nawaz". Nation.com.pk. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  7. ↑ "National Assembly of Pakistan". Na.gov.pk. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
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