| Office | Member of the Senate of Pakistan |
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| Office | Minister for Communications |
| Office | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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| Term start | 12 March 2018
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| Born | 1960-1-1 (age 66) |
| Born | Karachi, Pakistan
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| Nationality | Pakistani
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| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N)
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Hafiz Abdul Kareem (Template:Lang-ur; born 1 January 1960) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister for Communications, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2018. Previously he had been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to 2018.
Early life and education
He was born on 1 January 1960.
He has completed matriculation level education.[1]
Political career
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-172 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[2][3][4] He received 41,894 votes and lost the seat to Farooq Leghari.[5]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-172 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) in by-election held in March 2011, but was unsuccessful.[6][7] He received 41,894 votes and lost the seat to Awais Leghari.[8]
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-172 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[9] He received 49,230 votes and defeated Jamal Leghari.[10]
Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi[11][12] and was appointed as federal minister for Communication for the first time.[13][14]
He was nominated by PML-N as its candidate in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[15] However the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[16]
He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on a technocrat seat from Punjab in Senate election.[17][18] He was backed in the election by PML-N[19] and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected.[20] He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[21] On 12 March 2018, he ceased to hold the office of Federal Minister for Communication due to resignation from the National Assembly.[22] On 15 March 2018, he was re-inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi[23] and was re-appointed as Federal Minister for Communications.[24] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Kareem ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Communications.[25]
References
- ↑ MP Profile. Open Parliament Pakistan. FAFEN(26 January 2016). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ Results of two seats in D.G. Khan withheld. DAWN.COM(20 February 2008). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ Money and tribes talk in NA-172 electioneering. DAWN.COM(30 November 2010). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ Traditional rivals face off. DAWN.COM(2 May 2013). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ 2008 election result. ECP. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ↑ Awais Leghari leading in NA-172 by-polls. DAWN.COM(29 March 2011). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ Awais Leghari wins NA-172 by-election. The Nation. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ 2002 election result. ECP. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ Friends or foes?. The Friday Times. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ↑ 2013 election result. ECP. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ↑ A 43-member new cabinet sworn in. Associated Press Of Pakistan(4 August 2017). Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today(4 August 2017). Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ PM Abbasi's bloated cabinet sworn in. DAWN.COM(5 August 2017). Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ↑ Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune(25 September 2017). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ↑ List of Senate candidates from Punjab. DAWN.COM(20 February 2018). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ PML-N's Senate nominees to contest election as independent candidates, says ECP. DAWN.COM(22 February 2018). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune(3 March 2018). Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing. DAWN.COM(4 March 2018). Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ↑ PML-N backed candidates win 15 seats in Senate Elections. Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ 15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury. DAWN.COM(22 March 2018). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy. The News(12 March 2018). Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ↑ Dar, Michael, Kareem no more ministers. www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ Michael, Kareem made federal ministers. The Nation. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ Hafiz Abdul Kareem, Kamran Michael sworn in as federal ministers. www.geo.tv. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ Notification. Cabinet division. Retrieved 1 June 2018.