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| name = Akram Ansari
| Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh india
|nationality = Indian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|11|24|df=y}}
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'''Akram Ansari''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|اکرم انصاری}}}}; born 24 November 1993)

==Political career==

He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate for [[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad]] (IJI) for Constituency NA-63 (Faisalabad-VII) in [[1988 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref name="ecp/1988-97">{{cite web|title=Election result 1988-1997|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/NA.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=2 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828225608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/NA.pdf|archivedate=28 August 2017}}</ref>

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate for IJI for Constituency NA-63 (Faisalabad-VII) in [[1990 Pakistani general election]]. He received 60,983 votes.<ref name="ecp/1988-97" />

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate for [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) for Constituency NA-63 (Faisalabad-VII) in [[1993 Pakistani general election]]. He received 62,592 votes.<ref name="ecp/1988-97" />

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency NA-63 (Faisalabad-VII) in [[1997 Pakistani general election]]. He received 62,963 votes.<ref name="ecp/1988-97" />

Ansari could not run in the [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002 general election]] due not having a degree.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ansaris to rule the roost in NA-85|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/280532|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=16 December 2007|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305195712/https://www.dawn.com/news/280532|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-ministers defeated|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/290010|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=19 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305201724/https://www.dawn.com/news/290010|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref>

Ansari was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate for PML-N for [[Constituency NA-85|Constituency NA-85 (Faisalabad-XI)]] in [[2008 Pakistani general election]]. He secured 72197 votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=2 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency NA-85 (Faisalabad-XI) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Official results: PML-N leading the race in National Assembly – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/548214/official-results-pml-n-leading-the-race-in-national-assembly/|accessdate=4 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=12 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303202211/https://tribune.com.pk/story/548214/official-results-pml-n-leading-the-race-in-national-assembly/|archivedate=3 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/533516/parliamentary-board-session-pml-n-begins-screening-out-poll-aspirants/|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=10 April 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305120531/https://tribune.com.pk/story/533516/parliamentary-board-session-pml-n-begins-screening-out-poll-aspirants/|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161224/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data|archivedate=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PM allows gas connections to areas of influential politicians|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1316837|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=25 February 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330130546/https://www.dawn.com/news/1316837|archivedate=30 March 2017}}</ref>

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of [[Abbasi ministry|Abbasi]].<ref name="app/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|accessdate=4 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archivedate=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="pakistantoday/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi’s 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|accessdate=4 August 2017|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017}}</ref> He was appointed as the Minister of State for Commerce and Textile.<ref>{{cite news|title=Portfolios of federal, state ministers|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|accessdate=5 August 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805133715/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|archivedate=5 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|accessdate=26 September 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=25 September 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925173416/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|archivedate=25 September 2017}}</ref> Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Ansari ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Commerce and Textile.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |accessdate=1 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archivedate=1 June 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Abbasi Cabinet}}

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[[Category:1954 births]]
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->Aspidistra9812 at 19:06, 16 February 2021