Mian Muhammad Azhar | |
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میاں محمد اظہر | |
24th Governor of Punjab | |
In office 6 August 1990 – 25 April 1993 | |
President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
Preceded by | General (Retd) Tikka Khan |
Succeeded by | Chaudhry Altaf Hussain |
President of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | |
In office 1999–2003 | |
Succeeded by | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain |
Mayor of Lahore | |
In office 1987–1990 | |
Prime Minister | Muhammad Khan Junejo Benazir Bhutto Nawaz Sharif |
President of Pakistan Football Federation | |
In office 1990–2003 | |
Succeeded by | Faisal Saleh Hayat |
Member of National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
Preceded by | Hammad Azhar |
Constituency | NA-129 Lahore-XIII |
In office 1997–1999 | |
Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif |
Succeeded by | Mian Jalil Ahmad Sharaqpuri |
Constituency | NA-92 (Lahore-I) |
In office 1988–1991 | |
Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif |
Succeeded by | Nawaz Sharif |
Constituency | NA-95 (Lahore-IV) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1942 (age 82) |
Political party | PTI (2011-present) |
Other political affiliations | PML-Q (2002-2011) |
Children | Hammad Azhar (son) |
Education | Hailey College of Commerce |
Mian Muhammad Azhar (Urdu: میاں محمد اظہر) is a Pakistani politician and a businessman representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, serving since February 2024.He is from an Arain family of Lahore,[1][2] He is a former governor of Punjab[3] (1990-1993) and the founder of PML-Q,[4][5] of which he was also president. He is one of the largest steel manufacturers of Pakistan and is the CEO of Afco Steel Industries. He was also the mayor of Lahore between 1987 and 1991.[6]
He is the father of former Federal Minister Hammad Azhar.[7]