Tahir Iqbal

Tahir Iqbal
MP
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
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. "Q leaders join PML-N after meeting Nawaz". Nation.com.pk. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  6. "National Assembly of Pakistan". Na.gov.pk. Retrieved 2014-02-26.