Ahsan Iqbal
Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary (Urdu: احسن اقبال چوہدری; born 28 March 1959) is a Pakistani politician who is serving as the Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League (N). He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1999 and from 2008 to May 2018.
Ahsan Iqbal | |
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| احسن اقبال | |
| Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms | |
| In office 19 April 2022 – 10 August 2023 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shahbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Asad Umar |
| In office 16 September 2017 – 31 May 2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Shamshad Akhtar |
| In office 7 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Naveed Qamar |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan | |
| In office 8 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque |
| Succeeded by | Sartaj Aziz |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 31 March 2008 – 13 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Javed Ashraf Qazi |
| Minister for Minorities | |
| In office 31 March 2008 – 13 May 2008 | |
| Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 1998 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Hafeez Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry |
| 35th Minister for Interior | |
| In office 4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Preceded by | Nisar Ali Khan |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Azam Khan (caretaker) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1959 Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2011-present) |
| Relatives | Nisar Fatima (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Engineering and Technology Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
He served as Minister for Interior and Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms in the Abbasi cabinet from 2017 to May 2018. A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), he served as the Minister of Planning and Development of Pakistan and the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of Pakistan in the third Sharif's ministry and briefly held the portfolio of Minister of Minorities and Minister of Education of Pakistan in the Gillani ministry in 2008. He served as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan from 1998 to 1999 during the Sharif's second ministry. He currently serves as federal minister for planning and development since 19 April 2022.