Riaz Hussain Pirzada | |
|---|---|
| ریاض حسین پیرزادہ | |
| Federal Minister of Housing and Works | |
| In office 11 March 2024 – 25 October 2024 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 29 February 2024 – 11 October 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-164 Bahawalpur-I |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-186 (Bahawalpur-IV) |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-186 (Bahawalpur-IV) |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Constituency | NA-186 (Bahawalpur-IV) |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Constituency | NA-143 (Bahawalpur) |
| Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination | |
| In office 4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Azam Khan |
| In office 28 June 2013 – 28 April 2017 | |
| Minister of Federal Education and Professional Training | |
| In office 30 July 2011 – June 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Federal Minister Without Portfolio | |
| In office 1 July 2011 – 29 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Federal Minister for Health | |
| In office May 2011 – June 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Federal Minister of Minorities | |
| In office May 2011 – May 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Minister of Human Rights | |
| In office 19 April 2022 – 10 August 2023 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1948 Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur State, Pakistan |
| Political party |  PMLN (2013-present) |
Riaz Hussain Pirzada (Urdu: ریاض حسین پیرزادہ; born 1 August 1948) is a Pakistani politician who currently holds the position of Federal Minister for Housing and Works. He has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 29 February 2024. He has held previous terms in the National Assembly from August 2018 to August 2023 and from 1993 to May 2018. Additionally, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 1985 to 1988.
Pirzada's political career includes roles in various ministerial positions. He served as the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination in the Shahid Khaqan Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. Affiliated with the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), he previously held the position of Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination from 2013 to 2017. He also served as the Federal Minister for Minorities and Minister for Health in 2011, as well as the Minister for Professional and Technical Training from 2011 to 2012. Furthermore, he held the portfolio of Minister of Human Rights from 19 April 2022 to 9 August 2023 in the PDM government led by Shehbaz Sharif.
As of 11 March 2024, Riaz Pirzada is a Federal Minister of Housing and works in the coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.[1]
- ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". na.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-03-15.