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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Pakistani politician (born 1976)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox officeholder&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Bilal Ijaz&lt;br /&gt;
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|بلال اعجاز}}&lt;br /&gt;
| native_name_lang = ur&lt;br /&gt;
| honorific-suffix = &lt;br /&gt;
| image = Chbilalijaz.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| image_size = 160&lt;br /&gt;
| caption = Ijaz in 2016&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_name = Chaudhry Bilal Ijaz&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|10|8|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place = [[Gujranwala]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| death_date = &lt;br /&gt;
| death_place = &lt;br /&gt;
| office = Chairman of the [[Zakat Council|Punjab Zakat and Ushr Council]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start = April 2019&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end  = &lt;br /&gt;
| governor = [[Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; [[Omer Sarfraz Cheema]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 1blankname = Chief Minister&lt;br /&gt;
| 1namedata = [[Usman Buzdar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 2blankname = Zakat and Ushr Minister&lt;br /&gt;
| 2namedata = [[Shoukat Ali Laleka]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zakat&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor = Akhtar Hassan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910014939/https://zakat.punjab.gov.pk/our_provincial_council|title=Our Provincial Council|work=Zakat and Ushr Department – Government of the Punjab|date=2017|accessdate=10 October 2021|url=https://zakat.punjab.gov.pk/our_provincial_council|archivedate=10 September 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| successor = &lt;br /&gt;
| constituency = &lt;br /&gt;
| office2 = [[Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start2 = 16 November 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end2  = 15 November 2007&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor2 = New seat&lt;br /&gt;
| successor2 = [[Mudassar Qayyum Nahra]]&lt;br /&gt;
| constituency2 = [[NA-84 (Gujranwala-VI)|NA-100 (Gujranwala-VI)]]&lt;br /&gt;
| nationality = Pakistani&lt;br /&gt;
| party = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]&lt;br /&gt;
| otherparty = [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]&lt;br /&gt;
| father = [[Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmad (politician)|Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmad]]&lt;br /&gt;
| relatives = [[Chaudhry Shamshad Ahmad Khan]] (brother-in-law)&lt;br /&gt;
| alma_mater = [[Forman Christian College]]&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation = Politician&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chaudhry Bilal Ijaz&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Urdu]]/{{lang-pnb|{{Nastaliq|چوہدری بلال اعجاز}}}}; born 8 October 1976) is a Pakistani politician who served as a [[member of the National Assembly of Pakistan]] from 2002 to 2007.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/en/former_print.php?tid=10|title=Members of the National Assembly of Pakistan (16-11-2002 to 15-11-2007) – Party Based Election|work=National Assembly of Pakistan|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925131941/http://www.na.gov.pk/en/former_print.php?tid=10|archivedate=25 September 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Since 2019, he has served as chairman of the [[Zakat Council|Punjab Zakat and Ushr Council]] under the government of the Punjab.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zakat&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Born in [[Gujranwala]], Punjab to politician [[Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmad (politician)|Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmad]], Bilal Ijaz was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] after successfully contesting in the [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002]] general election as a [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) candidate from constituency [[NA-84 (Gujranwala-VI)|NA-100 (Gujranwala-VI)]]. He campaigned in the general elections of [[2008 Pakistani general election|2008]] and [[2013 Pakistani general election|2013]] as a PML-Q and independent candidate respectively, but was unsuccessful. In late 2014, Ijaz joined the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI). He contested in the [[2018 Pakistani general election|2018]] election from his constituency NA-84 but was defeated by [[Azhar Qayyum|Azhar Qayyum Nahra]] of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML-N]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2019, he was appointed by the PTI-led [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab government]] as chair of the provincial Zakat and Ushr Council.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life and education==&lt;br /&gt;
Bilal Ijaz was born on 8 October 1976 in [[Gujranwala]], Punjab.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Pildat&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060713014209/http://www.pildat.org/MNA/profile.asp?detid=100|title=Chaudhry Bilal Ijaz|work=[[Pildat]]|archivedate=13 July 2006|url=http://www.pildat.org/MNA/profile.asp?detid=100|accessdate=10 October 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Pildat2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011142309/http://pildat.org:80/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=100|title=Chaudhry Bilal Ijaz|work=Pildat|archivedate=11 October 2007|url=http://pildat.org:80/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=100|accessdate=10 October 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He hails from the tehsil of [[Nowshera Virkan Tehsil|Nowshera Virkan]] in Gujranwala District and belongs to the [[Muslim Rajputs|Rajput]] community.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zaman&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/542378/constituency-profile-an-old-rivalry-reignites|title=Constituency profile: An old rivalry reignites|work=The Express Tribune|date=30 April 2013|accessdate=10 October 2021|first=Qamar|last=Zaman|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105170456/http://tribune.com.pk/story/542378/constituency-profile-an-old-rivalry-reignites/|archivedate=5 November 2014|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He graduated from the [[Forman Christian College]] in Lahore in 1997 and is an agriculturist by profession.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Pildat&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Ijaz&amp;#039;s father, [[Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmad (politician)|Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmad]], was also a politician who had been elected as an MNA first from [[List of constituencies of Pakistan|constituency]] NA-103 (Sheikhupura) in 1985&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ECP&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/GE%201972-1997.pdf|title=Members of the National Assembly (1972–1997)|work=Election Commission of Pakistan|accessdate=10 October 2021|pages=10, 13|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908210015/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/GE%201972-1997.pdf|archivedate=8 September 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and then thrice from his home constituency of NA-79 (Gujranwala-cum-Hafizabad) in 1988, 1993 and 1997.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zaman&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ECP2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/NA.pdf|title=Constituency-Wise Detailed Results (1988–1997)|work=Election Commission of Pakistan|accessdate=10 October 2021|page=64|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915153130/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/NA.pdf|archivedate=15 September 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TN&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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His brother-in-law, [[Rana Shamshad Ahmad Khan|Chaudhry Shamshad Ahmad Khan]], was a four-time MPA who twice served as a minister in the Punjab cabinet.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PAP2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/9/195|title=Rana Shamshad Ahmad Khan|work=Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|date=2021|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812100220/https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/9/195|archivedate=12 August 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Political career==&lt;br /&gt;
===National Assembly of Pakistan (2002–2007)===&lt;br /&gt;
Ijaz entered politics following his father&amp;#039;s death.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TN&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/08-May-2013/-sleepless-restless-nominees-go-all-out-to-woo-public|title=&amp;#039;Sleepless, restless&amp;#039; nominees go all out to woo public|work=The Nation|date=8 May 2013|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003112742/https://nation.com.pk/08-May-2013/-sleepless-restless-nominees-go-all-out-to-woo-public|archivedate=3 October 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His father was re-elected as an MNA of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from NA-79 in the preceding [[1997 Pakistani general election|1997 general election]], but died while in office.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ECP&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Consequently, his vacant seat was occupied by PML-N candidate [[Chaudhry Ahmed Raza]] in the by-election.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ECP&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; In the [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002 general election]], Ijaz contested for a National Assembly seat from his reconstituted local constituency, NA-100 (Gujranwala-VI; now part of [[NA-84 (Gujranwala-VI)|NA-84]]), as a [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) candidate. He was elected after receiving 73,107 votes and defeating [[Hamid Nasir Chattha]], a [[Pakistan Muslim League (J)|PML-J]] candidate, by a margin of approximately 25,000 votes.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Election%202002/National.pdf|title=Constituency-Wise Detailed Results (2002)|work=Election Commission of Pakistan|accessdate=10 October 2021|page=29|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915153039/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Election%202002/National.pdf|archivedate=15 September 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zaman&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TN&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; The PML-Q formed the federal government under the regime of [[Pervez Musharraf]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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During his tenure as MNA, Ijaz&amp;#039;s areas of legislative interest included education and defence.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Pildat&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; He was a member of the following National Assembly [[Standing committee (Pakistan)|standing committees]]:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Pildat&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Standing Committee on Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs; &lt;br /&gt;
* Standing Committee on Housing and Works; &lt;br /&gt;
* Standing Committee on Minorities; and&lt;br /&gt;
* Standing Committee on Planning and Development.&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, Ijaz also served as the [[Parliamentary Secretary]] for Information and Media Development, reporting to the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Pakistan)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Pildat2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Pildat&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===2008 general election===&lt;br /&gt;
In the [[2008 Pakistani general election|2008 general election]], Ijaz once again contested as a PML-Q candidate from NA-100. He received 53,285 votes and lost by a narrow margin to [[Mudassar Qayyum Nahra]], an independent candidate who later joined the PML-N.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na100.html|title=Election 2008 – NA-100 – Gujranwala-VI|author=Geo Election Cell|work=Geo News|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413123333/http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na100.html|archivedate=13 April 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TN2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/22-Jun-2010/another-n-mna-sent-packing|title=Another &amp;#039;N&amp;#039; MNA sent packing|work=The Nation|date=22 June 2010|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003120844/https://nation.com.pk/22-Jun-2010/another-n-mna-sent-packing|archivedate=3 October 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Ijaz left his party after the poll and began to tilt towards the PML-N.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zaman&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PT&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/03/27/rajput-to-decide-fate-of-nowshera-virkan-na-100/|title=Rajput to decide fate of Nowshera Virkan NA-100|work=Pakistan Today|date=27 March 2013|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003082029/https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/03/27/rajput-to-decide-fate-of-nowshera-virkan-na-100/|archivedate=3 October 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2010, Mudassar Qayyum Nahra&amp;#039;s membership was suspended and his seat in NA-100 fell vacant after Ijaz filed a petition in an election tribunal of the [[Lahore High Court]], seeking Nahra&amp;#039;s disqualification over a [[Diploma mill|fake degree]] case. In the petition, Ijaz invoked Articles 62 and 63 of the [[Constitution of Pakistan|Constitution]] and argued that Nahra was ineligible to hold public office.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TN2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PT&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1090194|title=Bogus degree lands former MNA Nahra in jail|work=Dawn|date=1 March 2014|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132749/https://www.dawn.com/news/1090194|archivedate=19 November 2018|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Ijaz did not contest in the by-election that followed; the seat was won by [[Chaudry Tussadiq Masud Khan]], a [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]] candidate who defeated Mudassar&amp;#039;s brother and also the PML-N&amp;#039;s designated candidate, [[Azhar Qayyum|Azhar Qayyum Nahra]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TN&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PT&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.electionpakistani.com/ge2008/NA-100-bye-election.htm|title=NA-100 Gujranwala By-Election 2010 Result|work=ElectionPakistani.com|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116154734/https://www.electionpakistani.com/ge2008/NA-100-bye-election.htm|archivedate=16 January 2020|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===2013 general election===&lt;br /&gt;
In the lead-up to the [[2013 Pakistani general election|2013 general election]], Ijaz was tipped as a strong candidate in NA-100 alongside his main political opponents, Azhar Qayyum Nahra of the PML-N and Chaudry Tussadiq Masud Khan of the PPP.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zaman&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PT&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Nahra and Ijaz were both vying for candidacy on behalf of the PML-N in NA-100 and shared a competitive rivalry.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zaman&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TN&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; It was reported that much of the vote in this constituency was determined by [[Baradari (brotherhood)|clan-based]] allegiances.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zaman&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://herald.dawn.com/news/1398610|title=The new old order: Elections in districts across Pakistan|work=Dawn|date=10 July 2018|accessdate=10 October 2021|first=Ghulam|last=Dastageer|first2=Danyal Adam|last2=Khan|first3=Aurangzaib|last3=Khan|first4=Danial|last4=Shah|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828140122/https://herald.dawn.com/news/1398610|archivedate=28 August 2018|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nahra enjoyed the support of his [[Jat Muslim|Jatt]] community, while Ijaz was backed by the Rajput community.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zaman&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PT&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Furthermore, the two endorsed their political allies for the local [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Provincial Assembly]] constituencies of [[Constituency PP-101 (Gujranwala-XI)|PP-101]] and [[Constituency PP-102 (Gujranwala-XII)|PP-102]]; Nahra backed [[Riaz Amanat Ali Virk|Riaz Bibi]] and [[Chaudhry Rafaqat Hussain Gujjar|Rafaqat Hussain Gujjar]] for these seats, while Ijaz backed [[Khalid Parvez Virk]] and [[Irfan Bashir Gujjar]] respectively.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zaman&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PT&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Ijaz&amp;#039;s lobby, which called itself the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ittihad&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (&amp;quot;unity&amp;quot;) group, claimed to have enlisted the support of various other local clans and likeminded leaders such as Hamid Nasir Chattha.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zaman&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PT&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TN&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; However, the PML-N ultimately awarded its tickets in favour of Nahra&amp;#039;s group. Subsequently, Ijaz contested as an [[Independent politician|independent]] candidate.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zaman&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TN&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; He received 70,318 votes and lost to Azhar Qayyum Nahra by around 20,000 votes.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20National%20Assembly.pdf|title=Notification|work=Election Commission of Pakistan|date=5 June 2013|page=34|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427013015/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20National%20Assembly.pdf|archivedate=27 April 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===2018 general election===&lt;br /&gt;
In November 2014, Ijaz joined the opposition party [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1144148/newspaper/newspaper/column|title=Many set to embrace PTI on 19th|work=Dawn|date=13 November 2014|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009075954/https://www.dawn.com/news/1144148/newspaper/newspaper/column|archivedate=9 October 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is currently a senior core member of the party.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://insaf.pk/leadership/bilal-ejaz-0|title=Bilal Ejaz|work=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|date=2021|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009083112/https://insaf.pk/leadership/bilal-ejaz-0|archivedate=9 October 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dawn&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1534186|title=Govt striving hard to provide relief to people: PM|work=Dawn|date=13 February 2020|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214141103/https://www.dawn.com/news/1534186|archivedate=14 February 2020|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the [[2018 Pakistani general election|2018 general election]], he was fielded as the PTI&amp;#039;s candidate for his newly-delimited electorate of [[NA-84 (Gujranwala-VI)|NA-84]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1741645/pti-changes-candidates-nine-na-seats|title=PTI changes candidates for nine NA seats|work=The Express Tribune|date=25 June 2018|accessdate=10 October 2021|first=Danish|last=Hussain|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819070557/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1741645/pti-changes-candidates-nine-na-seats|archivedate=19 August 2020|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Although the PTI won the election and was able to form both the federal and Punjab provincial governments, Ijaz was unsuccessful in his constituency.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistan-election-results-live-imran-khan-wins-in-pakistan-but-needs-support-to-form-government-1.2257370|title=Pakistan election results live: Imran Khan wins in Pakistan but needs support to form government|work=Gulf News|date=27 July 2018|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109015249/https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistan-election-results-live-imran-khan-wins-in-pakistan-but-needs-support-to-form-government-1.2257370|archivedate=9 November 2020|url-status=live|quote=NA-84: PML-N’s Azhar Qayyum Nahara wins NA-84 Gujranwala 6 with 119,612 votes, against PTI’s Chaudhry Bilal Ijaz who got 89,728 votes.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He received 89,943 votes and lost to the PML-N&amp;#039;s Azhar Qayyum Nahra by a margin of around 30,000 votes.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/gazette2018/National%20Assembly1.pdf|title=Detailed Gazette Notification of Returned Candidates of General Elections – 2018|work=Election Commission of Pakistan|date=2 October 2018|accessdate=10 October 2021|page=22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003332/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/gazette2018/National%20Assembly1.pdf|archivedate=11 September 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The result was noted to be consistent with the PML-N&amp;#039;s overall electoral dominance in Gujranwala District.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/273683/pml-n-repeats-clean-sweep-in-gujranwala-supporters-celebrate/|title=PML-N repeats clean-sweep in Gujranwala, supporters celebrate|work=Daily Times|date=27 July 2018|accessdate=10 October 2021|first=Malik|last=Wasil|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009085223/https://dailytimes.com.pk/273683/pml-n-repeats-clean-sweep-in-gujranwala-supporters-celebrate/|archivedate=9 October 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Political appointments==&lt;br /&gt;
In April 2019, Ijaz was appointed as the chairman of the [[Zakat Council|Punjab Zakat and Ushr Council]] by the provincial [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan|government of the Punjab]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zakat&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203200655/https://zakat.punjab.gov.pk/our_provincial_council|title=Our Punjab Zakat and Ushr Council|work=Zakat and Ushr Department – Government of the Punjab|date=2020|accessdate=10 October 2021|archivedate=3 December 2020|url=https://zakat.punjab.gov.pk/our_provincial_council}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ET&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; His co-chair for the committee is the provincial Minister for Zakat and Ushr, [[Shoukat Ali Laleka]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Zakat&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; His name came into contention for the post following a recommendation made by prime minister [[Imran Khan]] to the Punjab chief minister, [[Usman Buzdar]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ET&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1950230/ptis-internal-rifts-grow-punjab-appointments|title=PTI’s internal rifts grow over Punjab appointments|work=The Express Tribune|date=14 April 2019|accessdate=10 October 2021|first=Rizwan|last=Asif|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009185138/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1950230/ptis-internal-rifts-grow-punjab-appointments|archivedate=9 October 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The primary function of the Zakat and Ushr Council is to collect the revenues obtained in Punjab from the [[Islamic taxes]] levied in Pakistan, known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[zakat]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Islamic taxes#Ushr|ushr]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and disburse these funds for the purposes of human and social development.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203190318/https://zakat.punjab.gov.pk/overview|title=Overview|work=Zakat and Ushr Department – Government of the Punjab|date=2020|accessdate=10 October 2021|archivedate=3 December 2020|url=https://zakat.punjab.gov.pk/overview}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In his role as chairman, Ijaz has officially coordinated and discharged these duties throughout the province.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/punjab-zakat-and-ushr-council-approves-grant-1272326.html|title=Punjab Zakat And Ushr Council approves grant of Rs 77.7 million for 188 madaris|first=Muhammad|last=Irfan|work=[[UrduPoint]]|date=8 June 2021|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609022936/https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/punjab-zakat-and-ushr-council-approves-grant-1272326.html|archivedate=9 June 2021|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/23-Oct-2020/punjab-chairman-zakat-ushr-council-visits-sundas-foundation|title=Punjab Chairman Zakat and Ushr Council visits Sundas Foundation|work=The Nation|date=23 October 2020|accessdate=10 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230112225/https://nation.com.pk/23-Oct-2020/punjab-chairman-zakat-ushr-council-visits-sundas-foundation|archivedate=30 December 2020|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of members of the 12th National Assembly of Pakistan]]&lt;br /&gt;
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