Muhammad Tariq Tarar

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Muhammad Tariq Tarar
(Urdu: ًمحمد طارق تارڑ‎)
Member National Assembly of Pakistan PPPP
In office
18 February 2008 – Present
President Pervez Musharraf
Muhammad Mian Soomro (Acting)
Asif Ali Zardari
Preceded by Yousaf Raza Gillani
Succeeded by Yousaf Raza Gillani
Personal details
Born 13 May 1961
Phalia, Punjab, Pakistan)
Political party Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians
Alma mater BA
Profession Agriculturist
Religion Islam

Muhammad Tariq Tarar (Urdu: ًمحمد طارق تارڑ) (Tarik, tareq, tarique) date of Birth 13 May 1961) is a Pakistani legislator and a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA)[1] from Constituency NA-108(M.B.Din-I) for the People's Party of Pakistan (PPP).[2] He is from the village of Raike, Phalia, District Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab.

Career

Tarar participated in all General Elections from 1990 until 2013. He lost his first General Elections in 1990 Against Peer Syed Yaqoob Shah. In 1993 he was elected as a Member of Provincial Assembly, staying until 1996. In 2008 Tarar was re-elected MNA.[3] He was Parliamentary Secretary of Ministry of Environment from March 2009–July 2011, Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting from July 2011 onwards)

Tarar was involved in a fake college degree controversy that attracted national attention. According to an investigation, he participated in the 2008 elections on the basis of BA degree which he obtained form Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan.[4] The claim was challenged by Anti-corruption Punjab who showed that he had used fake photographs for appearing in the exam. Anti Corruption Punjab wanted to investigate the matter for two years but was stopped by the Federal Government.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Pakistani Politicians Profile Page
  2. ↑ Government Official Website National Assembly of Pakistan
  3. ↑ Election Commission Results
  4. ↑ Fake Degree of Mohammed Tariq Tarar, a member of the National Assembly, the Lower House of Parliament The Asian Age
  5. ↑ The Nation News
  6. ↑ The List of Members with Fake degree allegations
  7. ↑ the list of politicians who were found to have fake degrees The Daily Times of Pakistan

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