Ijaz-ul-Haq

Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq
محمد اعجاز الحق
President of Pakistan Muslim League (Z)
Assumed office
February 2010
Preceded by Position Established
Minister for Religious Affairs
In office
11 January 2004 – 26 November 2007
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz
Succeeded byHamid Saeed Kazmi
Minister for Minorities
In office
11 January 2004 – 26 November 2007
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz
Succeeded byShahbaz Bhatti
Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis
In office
1 November 1990 – 18 July 1993
PresidentGhulam Ishaq Khan
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-163 Bahawalnagar-IV
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-191 (Bahawalnagar-IV)
In office
18 November 2002 – 18 November 2007
ConstituencyNA-191 (Bahawalnagar-IV)
In office
3 November 1990 – 12 October 1999
ConstituencyNA-39 Rawalpindi-IV
Personal details
Born (1952-02-20) 20 February 1952 (age 72)
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (Z) (2002–present)
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2002–2008)
Pakistan Muslim League (N) (1993–2002)
Islamic Democratic Alliance (1988–1993)
Parent(s)Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Begum Shafiq Zia
Alma materSouthern Illinois University

Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq (Urdu: محمد اعجاز الحق; born 20 February 1952) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Z). A son of military dictator Gen Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, he served as Minister for Religious Affairs and Minorities in the government of General Pervez Musharraf from 2004 to 2007, after having served as Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis in the government of Nawaz Sharif from 1990 to 1993.

A graduate of Southern Illinois University, Ijaz worked as a banker prior to entering in politics in 1988, following the death of his father and military ruler president Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from November 1990 to October 1993, from November 2002 to November 2007, and from June 2013 to May 2018. He is mostly active during dictatorial regimes in Pakistan.