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Prime Minister
  
Political party
  
PML

Party
  
Pakistan Muslim League

Nationality
  
Pakistani

Role
  
Politician

Preceded by
  
MEHR ISHTIAQ AHMAD

Name
  
Muhammad Gujjar

Prime Minister
  
Nawaz Sharif

Children
  
7



Born
  
6 July 1943 (age 80) Amritsar, Punjab, India (
1943-07-06
)

Ch Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar MPA PMLN Talking With Saleem Butt Nizam Tv


Ch. Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar (born 6 July 1943 in British India) is a national politician and parliamentarian of the Pakistan Muslim League (N). He has held various ministerial offices since 1985.

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Political career

Gujjar began his political career in Lahore as a student activist. After he completed his degree from Government college, he contested union council elections and served as chairman of Gujranwala.

He was elected as a Member of the Provisional Assembly of Pakistan (MPA) and has been elected to the Punjab Assembly of Pakistan on seven consecutive occasions: 1985-88, 1988–90, 1990–93, 1993–96 and 1997–99 and 2002-2007 and 2013 – present. His victory in the 2013 general elections was by the second-largest margin.

He served as a Provisional Minister from 1985 until 2007 and is now Chairman of the Standing Committee of Privilege.

Offices

  • Minister for Revenue, Relief & Consolidations 1985-86
  • Minister for Irrigation and Power, Information, Revenue, Relief & Consolidations 1986-1988
  • Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Punjab from 1988 to 1989
  • Minister for Information (1988–90)
  • Minister for Food from 4 January 2003 to 30 November 2006
  • Minister for Health from 1 December 2006 to 2007
  • Family

    Iqbal is married and has seven children.

    References

    Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar Wikipedia