Azam Swati

Azam Khan Swati
محمد اعظم خان سواتی
Chief of Swatis
Muhammad Azam Khan Swati in 2018
Minister of Narcotics Control and Railways
In office
6 April 2020 – 10 April 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byImran Khan
Succeeded byShahzain Bugti
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office
18 April 2019 – 6 April 2020
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
DeputyAli Muhammad Khan
Preceded byIjaz Shah
In office
31 March 2008 – 10 December 2010
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterYusuf Raza Gillani
Succeeded byIshfaq Ahmad
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
12 March 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
ConstituencyGeneral seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
22 March 2003 – 17 December 2011
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Asif Ali Zardari
ConstituencyGeneral seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Personal details
Born (1956-06-22) 22 June 1956 (age 68)
Mansehra, NWFP, Pakistan (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
CitizenshipPakistani
American (renounced)[1]
Political partyPTI (2011–present)
Other political
affiliations
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (2002–2011)
RelativesLaiq Muhammad Khan (brother)
Khan Haji Faqeera Khan Swati (Maternal Grandfather)
Alma materUniversity of Peshawar
University of Karachi
University of Houston
ProfessionPolitician
Lawyer
Businessman

Muhammad Azam Khan Swati (Urdu, Pashto: محمد اعظم خان سواتی; born 22 June 1956) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the Minister of Narcotics Control and Railways from 2020 to 2022. He is the elected senior vice president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[2] He belongs to Swati tribe of Mansehra.

Swati, during his stay in the United States, owned a chain of stores, was a member of Pakistani American Congress, played important role in high-profile charity events.

He joined the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in 2002 and became a senator in 2003 but resigned in 2011 and joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[3] In 2018, he was again elected as a senator on PTI's ticket.[4] He has served as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs from 18 April 2019 to 6 April 2020 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

  1. ^ Hegstrom, Edward (12 May 2003). "The World in Houston: Success spans the globe". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. ^ Imran vows to make ‘corrupt’ rulers accountable Archived 10 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Azam Swati quits JUI-F, Senate - Pakistan - DAWN.COM". 7 December 2011.
  4. ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (4 March 2018). "PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 October 2018.