Hammad Azhar

Muhammad Hammad Azhar
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 1981/1982 (age 36–37)[1]
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Father Mian Muhammad Azhar

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Baton passed: Hammad Azhar: Crying out for a change | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "PM Imran's cabinet expanded by six | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 September 2018). "State ministers for revenue, frontier regions notified". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Govt announces portfolios of new ministers". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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