Ahsan Iqbal

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Ahsan Iqbal

Minister for Interior

Incumbent

Assumed office
4 August 2017

President Mamnoon Hussain

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Preceded by Nisar Ali Khan

Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms

Incumbent

Assumed office
16 September 2017

President Mamnoon Hussain

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Preceded by Sartaj Aziz

In office
7 June 2013 28 July 2017

President Mamnoon Hussain

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Preceded by Naveed Qamar

Succeeded by Sartaj Aziz

Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan

In office
8 June 2013 28 July 2017

Preceded by Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque

Succeeded by Sartaj Aziz

Minister for Education

In office
31 March 2008 13 May 2008

Preceded by Javed Ashraf Qazi

Minister for Minorities

In office
31 March 2008 13 May 2008

Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan

 In office
13 August 1998 12 October 1999

Preceded by Hafeez Pasha

Succeeded by Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry

Personal details

Born March 28, 1959 (age 58)[1]

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Nationality Pakistani

Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Relatives Nisar Fatima (mother)

Alma mater University of Engineering and

Technology, Wharton School of the University of

Pennsylvania

Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary (Urdu: ; born 28 March 1959) is a Pakistani politician

who is the current Minister for Interior and Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms, in
office since August 2017 and September 2017, respectively. A leader of the Pakistan Muslim
League (Nawaz) (PML-N), Iqbal previously served as the Minister of Planning and Development
of Pakistan and the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of Pakistan in the third Sharif's
ministry and briefly held the portfolio of Minister of Minorities and Minister of Education of
Pakistan in the Gillani ministry in 2008.
Iqbal has been an elected member of the National Assembly of Pakistan non consecutively since
1993 representing constituency NA-117 (Narowal). He served as the Deputy Chairman of the
Planning Commission of Pakistan from 1998 to 1999 during the Sharif's second ministry with the
title of Minister of State.

Family and education[edit]

Iqbal was born on 28 March 1958[1] from a family with a political background. His mother, Nisar
Fatima was the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on reserved seats for women
in Pakistani general election, 1985.[2][3] Iqbal's maternal grandfather, Chaudhry Abdul Rehman
Khan was member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly during the British Raj from 1927 to 1945.[3]
Iqbal attended the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore to study mechanical
engineering in 1976 from where he graduated with B.Sc in 1981.[3]
In 1984, Iqbal attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania from where he
did MBA in 1986.[3] Dawn reported that he also attended Government College Lahore,
Georgetown University and Harvard University.[3]
Political career[edit]
Iqbal started politics as president of the student union of University of Engineering and
Technology. He was then associated with Islami Jamiat Tulaba, student wing of the right wing
Jamat-i-Islami.[2]
Iqbal was sponsored by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in the right wing politics of Pakistan in the
1980s.[2] In 1988, Iqbal joined Pakistan Muslim League (N).[3]
In Pakistani general election, 1993, he became member of the National Assembly for the first
time after winning constituency NA-117 of Narowal. In 1993, he served as Policy and Public
Affairs Assistant to then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto.[3]
He was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly for the second time in Pakistani
general election, 1997.[3] when his party PML-N won clear majority in National Assembly for the
first time in the history of Pakistan, Iqbal played his role in several key government positions. He
was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan with the title of
Minister of State, chairman Pakistan Engineering Council and was also a chairman for the
National Steering Committees on Information Technology and IQM and Productivity. Iqbal
continued on the positions allotted to him till the 1999 Pakistani coup d'tat in which then Chief of
Army Staff, Pervez Musharraf, overthrew elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his existing
elected government.[3] Dawn reported that on Iqbal's initiative Pakistan's first national IT policy
was formulated.[3]
In Pakistani general election, 2002, he lost the National Assembly seat.[3] During the Musharraf
rule, Iqbal taught Management at the Mohammad Ali Jinnah University in Islamabad from 2000 to
2007.[3] Iqbal is considered a loyalist of Nawaz Sharif who kept the PML-N alive during the
Musharraf rule.[3][4]
In Pakistani general election, 2008, Iqbal was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly
for the third time. He briefly served as the Minister for Education of Pakistan[5] with an additional
portfolio of Minister of Minorities Affairs in the Gillani ministry.[6][7][8] But after PML-N decided to sit
on opposition benches due to a disagreement with PPP related to the reinstatement of the
judges dismissed by former President Pervez Musharraf in 2007, their ministers resigned six
weeks into the newly formed PPP-led coalition government.[3]
In 2011, Iqbal was elected as Deputy Secretary General of PML-N.[3][9]
In Pakistani general election, 2013, Iqbal was made part of PML-Ns central parliamentary board
tasked with selecting candidates for the election.[4] Iqbal was re-elected as the member of the
National Assembly for the fourth time in 2013 general election.[5][10] He was appointed as the
Minister of Planning and Development[5][11][12][13] as well the Deputy Chairman of Planning
Commission of Pakistan.[14]
In February 2016, Iqbal was appointed as the United Nations Development Programmes
champion minister from the Asia Pacific region in recognition of his efforts to promote the
sustainable development goals.[15]
He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded
following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers
case decision.[16] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan,
Iqbal was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi and was appointed Minister for Interior for
the first time.[17][18] On 16 September 2017, he was given the additional charge of Ministry of
Planning and Development.[19][20] In November 2017, he was criticised by the Chairman of the
Senate of Pakistan Raza Rabbani for not taking Senate in confidence with regards to the
crackdown against the 2017 Tehreek-e-Labaik protest which led to resignation of Minister for Law
and Justice, Zahid Hamid.[21][22][23][24]

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and loyalty count in the PML-N kitchen cabinet". DAWN.COM.
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prfile". Dawn newspapers. Dawn newspapers. Archived from the
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dominate' N parliamentary board". Dawn. Archived from the
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to take oath today". Aaj News. Archived from the original on 21
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final: Nisar". Dawn. Dawn. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original
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to be made think tank". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on
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Nation. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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ministry - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16
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 21. Jump up^ Imran Mukhtar (28 November 2017). "Accord with
protesters threat to democracy". The Nation. Retrieved 28
November 2017.
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Saudi Arabia amid protests". Pakistan Today. 28 November 2017.
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one around to answer questions: Rabbani". The News.
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govt to sign agreement with Faizabad protesters, asks
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Political offices

Deputy Chairman of the Planning

Preceded by Succeeded by
Commission of Pakistan
Hafeez Pasha Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry
19981999

Minister for Minorities

Preceded by Succeeded by
20082008

Preceded by Minister for Education

Succeeded by
Javed Ashraf Qazi 20082008

Minister for Planning and

Preceded by
Development Succeeded by
Naveed Qamar
20132017

Deputy Chairman of the Planning

Preceded by
Commission of Pakistan Succeeded by
Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque
20132017

Preceded by Minister for Interior

Incumbent
Nisar Ali Khan 2017present

Minister for Planning and

Preceded by Development Incumbent
2017present

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Gillani Cabinet (20082012)

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Third Sharif Cabinet (20132017)

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Abbasi Cabinet (20172018)

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