Kausar Niazi | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology | |
| In office 15 December 1993 – 19 March 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Haleem |
| Succeeded by | Iqbal Ahmad Khan |
| Federal Minister for Information | |
| In office 28 March 1977 – 5 July 1977 | |
| President | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Federal Minister for Religious, Minority Affairs and Overseas Pakistanis | |
| In office 5 February 1976 – 28 March 1977 | |
| President | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Federal Minister for Religious Affairs | |
| In office 22 October 1974 – 5 February 1976 | |
| President | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 26 March 1977 – 5 July 1977 | |
| Constituency | NA-107 Sialkot IV[1] |
| In office 14 April 1972 – 10 January 1977 | |
| Constituency | NW-75 Sialkot II[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Hayat Khan 21 April 1934 Musa Khel, Punjab Province, British India |
| Died | 19 March 1994 (aged 59) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan People's Party (PPP) |
| Other political affiliations | Jamaat-e-Islami |
Kausar Niazi (Urdu: کوثر نیازی), born as Muhammad Hayyat Khan and commonly known as Maulana Kausar Niazi (21 April 1934 – 19 March 1994), was a Pakistani politician and a religious leader in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Niazi, in Bhutto's premiership cabinet, was a most powerful federal minister in Pakistan during 1974 till 1977. Niazi was one of the close aids and trusted confidents of Bhutto who remained loyal to Bhutto until his death. He was born in Musakhel, Punjab, Pakistan. His father Fateh Khan Niazi Luqi-khel and uncle Muzaffar Khan Niazi Luqi-khel were among the leading persons of the area. He was a religious scholar and orator, who made a name for himself in politics, and was a member of Bhutto's Federal Cabinet. He served as a minister and assisted Bhutto for 6 years. He was also a member of the Pakistan People's Party.[3]
- ^ "NA-107 Sialkot Election 1977 Full Result Vote Candidate".
- ^ "NW-75 Sialkot Election 1970 Full Result Vote Candidate".
- ^ Nadeem F. Paracha (16 November 2014). "Ahmadiyya question: Setting Niazi free". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 10 September 2020.