Syed Fakhar Imam

Fakhar Imam
سید فخر امام
Imam in 2012
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research
In office
6 April 2020 – 10 April 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byKhusro Bakhtiar
Succeeded byTariq Bashir Cheema
Chairman of Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir
In office
1 March 2019 – 6 April 2020
Succeeded byShehryar Khan Afridi
Federal Minister for Education
In office
9 November 1990 – 18 July 1993
PresidentGhulam Ishaq Khan
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Federal Minister for Law
In office
9 November 1990 – March 1991
PresidentGhulam Ishaq Khan
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
In office
November 1990 – March 1991
PresidentGhulam Ishaq Khan
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Leader of the Opposition
In office
June 1986 – May 1988
11th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
22 March 1985 – 29 May 1986
DeputyWazir Ahmed Jogezai
Federal Minister for Local Government and Rural Development
In office
9 March 1981 – 8 December 1983
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-150 Khanewal-I
In office
1997–1999
ConstituencyKhanewal
In office
1990–1993
ConstituencyNA-121 Khanewal-I
In office
1985–1988
ConstituencyNA-111 Multan-I
In office
9 March 1981 – 24 March 1985
ConstituencyMartial Law Government
Personal details
Born (1942-12-18) 18 December 1942 (age 81)
Political party PTI (present)
Other political
affiliations
PMLN (2022-2023)
PTI (2018-2022)
PMLN (2013-2018)
PPP (2008-2013)
PML-Q (2001-2008)
PMLN (1997-1999)
PPP (1993-1996)
PMLN (1990-1993)
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988-1990)
Pakistan Muslim League (1985-1988)
SpouseAbida Hussain
ChildrenSyeda Sughra Imam, Syeda Umme Kulsum, Syed Abid Hussain Imam

Syed Fakhar Imam (Urdu: سید فخر امام; born 18 December 1942)[1] is a Pakistani politician and statesman who has held several positions in the Government of Pakistan including, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, the Minister for Law and the Minister for Education,[2] and served as Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, from April 2020 to April 2022.[3] He was preceded by Malik Meraj Khalid, serving as the 11th speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1985 to 1986.[4][5][6] Imam has previously worked as the Chairman of Pakistan's Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir.[7]

He was elected to the national assembly as independent party candidate and subsequently joined Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).[8]

  1. ^ "Syed Fakhar Imam". Pakistan Herald. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Staff Reporter (April 8, 2020). "Fakhar Imam takes oath as Federal Minister". nation.com.pk.
  4. ^ "Speakers / Presidents". na.gov.pk. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  5. ^ "Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Secretariat - Lahore - Pakistan" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Speakers / Presidents". National Assembly of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Govt to appoint Fakhar Imam as Kashmir Committee chairman - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  8. ^ "PTI govt decides to nominate Fakhar Imam as PAC chairman". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-10-09.