Shahzada Jamal Nazir | |
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Federal Minister of the Cabinet of Pakistan and Adviser with status of Minister of State to the Government of Pakistan | |
In office 2011–2013 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Mir Hazar Khan Khoso |
Member National Commission for Minorities, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Government of Pakistan | |
In office 2014–2018 | |
President | Mamnoon Hussain |
Prime Minister | Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif |
Personal details | |
Born | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | 6 November 1973
Political party | Independent |
Residence(s) | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Profession | Lawyer, Independent Consultant |
Shahzada 'Prince' Jamal Nazir (Urdu: شہزادہ جمال نظیر; born 1973) is a Pakistani politician. In 2011, he was appointed by Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani[1] as adviser with the status of Federal Minister of State for the Ministry of National Regulations and Services.[2] In 2013, he served in the interim cabinet as the Federal Minister for four ministries[3][4][5] that included Ministry of Religious Affairs,[6] Ministry of National Interfaith Harmony (old Minorities Ministry), Ministry of National Health Services Regulations & Coordination, and Ministry of National Heritage & Integration.[7][8] Currently, he is serving as Member National Commission on Minorities as a former Minister for National Interfaith Harmony.
He is the younger son of the Sufi leader Pir Haroon Al Rasheed. In 2006, he married the daughter of Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed, the head of the former princely state of Amb, now part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.