Asad Umar | |
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| اسدعمر | |
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| Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives | |
| In office 19 November 2019 – 10 April 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Khusro Bakhtiar |
| Succeeded by | Ahsan Iqbal |
| Chairman Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs | |
| In office 8 May 2019 – 30 November 2019 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Succeeded by | Faiz Ullah Kamoka |
| Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs | |
| In office 20 August 2018 – 18 April 2019 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Deputy | Hammad Azhar (Minister of State for Revenue) |
| Preceded by | Shamshad Akhtar (caretaker) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hafeez Shaikh (Finance and Revenue Advisor), Hammad Azhar (Economic Affairs Minister) |
| Chairman Standing Committee on Industries and Production | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Succeeded by | Sajid Hussain Turi |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 17 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-54 (Islamabad-III) |
| In office 16 September 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-48 (Islamabad-I) |
| Secretary General of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| In office 25 December 2021 – 24 May 2023 | |
| Chairman | Imran Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1961 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Relatives | Muhammad Zubair Umar (brother) |
| Alma mater | Institute of Business Administration, Karachi |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz |
| Website | asadumar |
Asad Umar (Urdu: اسد عمر; born 8 September 1961) is a former Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from September 2013 till May 2018 and again from August 2018 to January 2023. He served as the Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives, from 19 November 2019 to 10 April 2022.
He has previously served as Chairman House Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs from 8 May 2019 to 30 November 2019 and as Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs Minister of Pakistan from 20 August 2018 to 18 April 2019. Prior to entering politics, he was a business executive, serving as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Engro Corporation from 2004 to 2012.[1] He served as secretary-general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from December 2021 to 24 May 2023. He tendered his resignation from party positions due to violent attacks that took place on 9 May on military installations allegedly as a response of PTI protestors against the arrest of Imran Khan in Al Qadir Trust case.[2][3]
- ^ "Corporate titan: After 27 years at Engro, Asad Umar calls it a day". The Express Tribune. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Asad Umar steps down from PTI leadership roles". Daily Pakistan Global. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Imran Khan's close aide Asad Umar resigns as PTI's Secretary General". The Hindu. 25 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2023.