Tahir Iqbal
Major Tahir Iqbal | |
|---|---|
| طاہراقبال | |
| Member of the NA-60 (Chakwal-I) | |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Constituency | NA-60 (Chakwal-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1951 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
Major Tahir Iqbal (
Urdu: میجر 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.
Early life
He was born on 15 May 1951.[1]
He is a retired Major from the Pakistan Army.[2]
Political career
Iqbal was elected to the
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
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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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Dhakku, Nabeel Anwar (13 May 2013). "Chakwal district falls into PML-N's fold".
- ^ a b "Constituency profile: The great Chakwal clash - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Prime Minister Jamali cabinet" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Chaudhry Shujaat cabinet" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "32 ministers take oath: Cabinet includes 11 new faces". DAWN.COM. 2 September 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Shaukat Aziz cabinet" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Q leaders join PML-N after meeting Nawaz". Nation.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tough fight expected." Dawn. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "CHAKWAL City News". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "PML-N takes lead as PTI, PPP trail". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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