Hammad Azhar

Hammad Azhar
Federal Minister for Energy
In office
17 April 2021 – 10 April 2022
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byOmar Ayub Khan
Succeeded byKhurram Dastgir Khan
Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue
In office
29 March 2021 – 17 April 2021
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byAbdul Hafeez Shaikh
Succeeded byShaukat Tarin
Federal Minister for Industries & Production
In office
6 April 2020 – 16 April 2021
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byAbdul Razak Dawood (as Advisor)
Succeeded byKhusro Bakhtiar
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs
In office
10 July 2019 – 6 April 2020
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byAbdul Hafeez Shaikh (as Advisor)
Succeeded byKhusro Bakhtiar
Minister of State for Revenue
In office
11 September 2018 – 8 July 2019
Prime MinisterImran Khan
MinisterAsad Umar
(As Federal Minister)
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
(As Advisor for Finance)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 17 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-126 (Lahore-IV)
President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Punjab
Acting
Assumed office
16 December 2023
Preceded byYasmin Rashid
Personal details
Born (1981-08-10) 10 August 1981 (age 43)[1]
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party PTI (2011-present)
Parent
Alma materSOAS, University of London

Muhammad Hammad Azhar (Urdu: محمد حماد اظہر) is a Pakistani politician from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He was elected from NA-126 (Lahore-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election and remained a member of National Assembly of Pakistan between August 2018 to January 2023. He served in various ministerial positions in Imran Khan ministry between 2018 and April 2022. He served as Energy Minister of Pakistan and Finance Minister of Pakistan between 16 April 2021 to 3 April 2022 and 29 March 2021 to 16 April 2021 respectively.[2][3]

He also served as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs (10 July 2019 to 5 April 2020), Federal Minister of Industries and Production (6 April 2020 to 6 March 2021), Minister of State for Revenue (11 September 2018 to 9 July 2019) and Federal Minister for Revenue (8 July 2019 to 9 July 2019).[4][5] He is currently serving as the President of PTI in Punjab.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference tribune/11may2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Hammad Azhar appointed as Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue". The News International. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ Wasim, Amir (16 April 2021). "Hammad Azhar given energy ministry, Shaukat Tarin made finance minister in latest cabinet reshuffle". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Govt decides to replace Hafeez Shaikh, appoint Hammad Azhar as new finance minister: sources". The News International. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Banking wizard Shaukat Tarin made third finance minister in weeks | SAMAA". Samaa TV. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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