Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar
| Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar MNA | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Human Rights | |
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Assumed office 10 August 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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Assumed office 17 June 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar (Urdu: ممتاز احمد تارڑ) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister for Human Rights, in office since August 2017. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League (N).
Political career
He ran for the seat of National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from NA-108 (Mandi Bahauddin-I) in Pakistani general election, 1988 but was unsuccessful.[1]
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from NA-108 (Mandi Bahauddin-I) in Pakistani general election, 1990.[1]
He ran for the seat of National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from NA-108 (Mandi Bahauddin-I) in Pakistani general election, 1993 but was unsuccessful.[1]
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from NA-108 (Mandi Bahauddin-I) in Pakistani general election, 1997.[1]
IN Pakistani general election, 2002, he supported a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal and therefore didn't ran for the seat of National Assembly.[1]
In Pakistani general election, 2008, he supported an independent candidate Muhammad Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhary and therefore didn't ran for the seat of National Assembly.[2]
He ran for the seat of National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from NA-108 (Mandi Bahauddin-I) in Pakistani general election, 2013 but was unsuccessful.[3]
He was elected as a member of National Assembly on a ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from NA-108 (Mandi Bahauddin-I) in by-elections held in June 2015[4][5][6][7][8] after the seat fell vacant following the the disqualification of Muhammad Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhary due to fake degree case.[9]
Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, Tarar was offered the cabinet portfolio of Ministry of Science and Technology, however he declined it.[10] Later, he was inducted into the cabinet of Abbasi as Minister for Human Rights with the status of a federal minister.[11][12]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "PML-QA faces tough time in NA-108, 109". DAWN.COM. 24 September 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ "Unpredictable political scenario of Mandi Bahauddin". The Nation. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ Khan, Iftikhar A. (28 April 2015). "ECP de-notifies PTI and PML-N lawmakers". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ "PML-N wins NA-108 by-elections" (9 June 2015). The News Int. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ "Unpredictable political scenario of Mandi Bahauddin". The Nation. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "PML-N wins NA-108 by-poll with thumping majority". The Nation. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "PESS backs PML-N man". The Nation. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Polling for NA-108 by-election underway in Mandi Bahauddin | Pakistan | Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ Raza, Syed Irfan (5 August 2017). "PM Abbasi’s bloated cabinet sworn in". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ↑ "Four new ministers take oath at President House". DAWN.COM. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (11 August 2017). "Four more inducted into federal cabinet". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
