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Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar | |
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انوار الحق کاکڑ | |
_(cropped).jpg) Kakar in 2023 | |
| Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 14 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Preceded by | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Succeeded by | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2024 | |
| Constituency | General seat from Balochistan |
| In office 12 March 2018 – 13 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | General seat from Balochistan |
| Spokesperson of the Government of Balochistan | |
| In office 2015–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1971 Muslim Bagh, Qilla Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Political party | Independent (2024-present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | |
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar (Urdu: انوار الحق کاکڑ; Pashto: انوار الحق کاکړ; born 1971) is a Pakistani politician who served as the longest-serving caretaker prime minister of Pakistan between 14 August 2023 and 4 March 2024. He was succeeded by his predecessor Shehbaz Sharif.[2][3] He assumed membership in the Upper House of Pakistan in March 2018.[4] Before taking on the role of caretaker prime minister, Kakar had resigned from the upper house of parliament. Subsequently, he publicly declared his resignation from both the Senate and the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), a political party he established in 2018.[5][6]
Kakar also served as the spokesperson of the Government of Balochistan from 2015 to 2017.
- ^ "Kakar leaves BAP, Senate seat for neutrality". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (3 March 2024). "Shehbaz Sharif sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Anwar Ul Haq Kakar to be the new caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan". Pakistan Observer. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan".
- ^ "Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar sworn in as caretaker PM". 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Ministry of Human Rights". mohr.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-06-21.