Shahzada Jamal Nazir

Shahzada Jamal Nazir
Greeting Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang (Islamabad, Pakistan, 2013)
Federal Minister of the Cabinet of Pakistan and Adviser with status of Minister of State to the Government of Pakistan
In office
2011–2013
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterYousaf 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
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterMian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Personal details
Born (1973-11-06) 6 November 1973 (age 50)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Political partyIndependent
Residence(s)Islamabad, Pakistan
ProfessionLawyer, Independent Consultant
Shahzada Jamal Nazir with French Ambassador Philippe Thiebaud
Shahzada Jamal Nazir with French Ambassador Philippe Thiebaud
Shahzada Jamal Nazir with Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani
Shahzada Jamal Nazir with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Prime Minister AJK Ch. Abdul Majied

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.

  1. ^ "Yousaf Raza Gilani - Biography & Facts".
  2. ^ NOTIFICATION No. 3-7/2011-Min.1. Dated 13 December 2011 Government of Pakistan Cabinet Division
  3. ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk.
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  5. ^ "Shahzada Jamal Nazir assumes charge as minister of Religious Affairs : AsiaNet-Pakistan". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Shahzada Jamal Nazir assumes charge as minister of Religious Affairs : AsiaNet-Pakistan". asianetpakistan.com.
  7. ^ "Federal Minister :: Ministry of National Heritage & Integration :: Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  8. ^ NOTIFICATION No. 2-2/2013-Min.1. Dated 3 April 2013 Government of Pakistan Cabinet Division