Mian Aslam Iqbal
Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Industries, Commerce and Investment | |
| In office 27 August 2018 – 1 April 2022 | |
| Governor | Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar |
| Chief Minister | Usman Buzdar |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information and Culture | |
| In office 19 July 2019 – 2 December 2019 | |
| Governor | Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar |
| Chief Minister | Usman Buzdar |
| Preceded by | Syed Samsam Bukhari |
| Succeeded by | Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Tourism | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Governor | Khalid Maqbool |
| Chief Minister | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Speaker | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Sibtain Khan |
| Constituency | PP-151 Lahore-VIII |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Speaker | Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan |
| Constituency | PP-148 (Lahore-XII) |
| In office 25 November 2002 – 17 November 2007 | |
| Speaker | Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi |
| Constituency | PP-148 (Lahore-XII) |
| Nazim UC-106 Lahore | |
| In office 2001–2002 | |
| Mayor | Mian Amir Mehmood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1969 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party |  PTI (2013-present) |
Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal is a Pakistani businessman and politician who had been the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information and Culture from 19 July 2019 to 2 December 2019. He also had been the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Industries, commerce and investment, in office from 27 August 2018 till 1 April 2022. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from November 2002 to November 2007, from June 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023. He also served as senior minister of Punjab from September 2022 till January 2023.
Early life and education[edit]
He was born on 20 April 1969 in a famous Arain family in Lahore.[1][2] He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Government Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore.[3] He received the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Quaid-e-Azam University in 1996.[1]
Political career[edit]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-148 (Lahore-XII) in the 2002 Punjab provincial election. He received 23,659 votes and defeated a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal.[4] He was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Tourism in January 2003[5] where he served until 2007.[1]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)) from PP-148 (Lahore-XII) in the 2008 Punjab provincial election, but was unsuccessful. He received 16,734 votes and lost the seat to Hafiz Mian Muhammad Nauman, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), who received 40,975 votes.[6]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-148 (Lahore-XII) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.[7][8]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-151 (Lahore-VIII) in 2018 Punjab provincial election. He received 65,830 votes and defeated Baqir Hussain, a candidate of PML(N).[9]
On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and was appointed as the Provincial Minister of Punjab for industries, commerce and investment.[10]
On 19 July 2019, he was given additional portfolio of Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information and Culture.
In December 2019, he resigned from additional portfolio of Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information and Culture.
In September 2022, he had been appointed as senior minister of Punjab.
He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-170 Lahore-XXVII as a candidate of the PTI in the 2024 Punjab provincial election.[11]
He was unable to take the oath as a member of the assembly, following 2024 election.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Choosing right man for Punjab CM real test for Imran". The News. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "PhD, MSc degree holders in Federal and Provincial cabinets of PTI government". Dunya News. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "PP-151 Result - Election Results 2018 - Lahore 8 - PP-151 Candidates - PP-151 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Malik, Mansoor (28 August 2018). "Punjab cabinet sworn in: Only 15 out of 23 ministers given portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "SIC nominates Bachar as temporary opposition leader in Punjab Assembly". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 23 March 2024.