| Office | Minister of State for Maritime Affairs |
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| Office | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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| Term start | 4 August 2017 |
| Term end | 31 May 2018
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| Constituency | NA-106 (Gujrat) |
| Born | 1972-9-2 (age 54)
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| Nationality | Pakistani
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| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N)
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Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal (Template:Lang-ur; born 2 September 1972) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Maritime Affairs, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.
Early life
He was born on 2 September 1972.[1]
Political career
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-113 (Gujrat-VI) in 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[2] He received 26,556 votes and lost the seat to a candidate off Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-113 (Gujrat-VI) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 34,705 votes and lost the seat to Mian Tariq Mehmood.[4]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-106 (Gujrat-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7][8][9] He received 83,024 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Syed Noor Ul Hassan Shah.[10] During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Defence.[11]
Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[12][13] He was appointed as the Minister of State for Maritime Affairs.[14][15] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Iqbal ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Maritime Affairs.[16]
References
- ↑ Detail Information(21 April 2014).
- ↑ Chaudhrys sweep the board. DAWN.COM(12 October 2002).
- ↑ 2002 election result. ECP.
- ↑ 2008 election result. ECP.
- ↑ Pakistan General Elections 2013 - Detailed results. DAWN.COM(12 May 2013).
- ↑ Crushing defeats deal a severe blow to PPP. The Nation.
- ↑ PML-N set to counter all challenges, says Jaffar Iqbal. The Nation.
- ↑ PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections. The Nation.
- ↑ PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab. The Nation.
- ↑ 2013 election result. ECP.
- ↑ DPO dismisses cop to ‘please’ PML-N MNA. The Nation.
- ↑ A 43-member new cabinet sworn in. Associated Press Of Pakistan(4 August 2017).
- ↑ PM Khaqan Abbasi’s 43-member cabinet takes oath today(4 August 2017).
- ↑ Portfolios of federal, state ministers. www.thenews.com.pk.
- ↑ Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune(25 September 2017).
- ↑ Notification. Cabinet division.
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