Siraj-ul-Haq Khan

Senator
Siraj ul Haq
Pakistani Senator for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 March, 2015
Senior Minister of Finance of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
2 June 2013  24 July 2014
President Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Governor Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi
Constituency Lower Dir
Ameer (leader) of Jamaat-e-Islami
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 March 2014
Preceded by Syed Munawar Hasan
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Jamaat-e-Islami
Residence Mansora, Lahore (official)and Lower Dir (Personal)
Occupation Politician
Religion Islam

Siraj ul Haq (born 5 September 1962) (سراج الحق) also known as Sirajul Haq is a Pakistani Islamist conservative politician who was elected as the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, a strong rooted politico-religious, Islamic democratic party in Pakistan with objective to establish Islamic laws in Pakistan.[1] He also serves as the senior minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, serving in the Pervez Khattak administration.[2] He is the only senator and member of Provincial assembly who has no bank account.

Early years

Siraj was born in Samarbagh village of the Lower Dir District, he got his early education from the local high school of the region and studied Political Science in the University of Peshawar. During the University political period, he was the Chief of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba from 1988 to 1991.[3] He has been elected so many times as MPA from PK-95 constituency.

Political career

He was elected to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in the 2002 election from the platform of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal and was made finance minister in the provincial cabinet under the leadership of Akram Khan Durrani. However, he resigned in protest against the deadly US drone strike on a Madrassa in Bajaur Agency which resulted in the deaths of 86 children. His party boycotted the 2008 election. In 2013, he contested on Jamaat-e-Islami's ticket and was elected to the assembly.[4]

Haq remained the Deputy Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami until 30 March 2014 when he was elected as the Central Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan.[5] He remains immensely popular in his constituency and known for his modesty among friends and foes alike.[6]

He later resigned from His seat in June , 2014 right after budget because according to party rules one man cannot hold two offices at a time. At that time , he was Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami and Senior Minister in KPK Assembly.

He gained immense popularity when Imran Khan And Tahir Ul Qadri announced the Long March against Muhammad Mian Nawaz Sharif , the Government. He acted as a neutral figure and due to his efforts the government became stable. He said that the Jamaat-e-Islami will not let democracy derail. Political Differences aside , We will Save Democracy. For his utmost efforts, he later received the "Baba-e-Jamhooriyat", an award from the Government of Pakistan on 14 August 2014.

In 2015 , he fought the election for senate. He won the election and is the senator of Parliament of Pakistan now. He is considered to be a senior member of Parliament of Pakistan.

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