Sahibzada Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar

Sahibzada Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar
صاحبزادہ محمد اسحاق ظفر
President of Azad Kashmir
In office
20 July 1991 – 29 July 1991
Preceded byMuhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan
Succeeded byAbdul Rashid Abbasi
Speaker of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
29 June 1990 – 29 July 1991
Preceded byMohammad Ayub Khan
Succeeded byAbdul Rashid Abbasi
Personal details
Born(1944-09-12)12 September 1944
Bani Hafiz, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Died2 September 2006(2006-09-02) (aged 61)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

Sahibzada Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar (Urdu: صاحبزادہ محمد اسحاق ظفر) also known as Ishaq Zaffar (1945–2006) was a Pakistani politician in Azad Kashmir administrative territory.[1][2][3] He filled various positions in the Azad Kashmir government from the 1970s until dying in office in 2006, beginning as a member of the Pakistan People's Party, serving as member of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Speaker of the Assembly, Acting President of Azad Kashmir, and senior minister, and was opposition leader in the constituent assembly at the time of his death.[4] He contested elections for constituent assembly of Azad Kashmir for five times and always won assembly seat.[5]

  1. ^ "اردو پوائنٹ پاکستان ۔ آزاد کشمیر میں اہم ادارے اور شاہراہوں کو صاحبزادہ اسحاق ظفر کے نام سے موسوم کیا جائے" شوکت جاوید ۔ اسلام آباد". Urdupoint.com. 20 September 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Attique, Zaffar in run for PM - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 23 July 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ Banerjee, Paula; Chaudhury, Sabyasachi Basu Ray; Das, Samir Kumar; Adhikari, Bishnu (2005). Internal Displacement in South Asia: The Relevance of the UN's Guiding ... - Google Books. ISBN 9780761933137. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ^ Tariq Naqash (3 September 2006). "Leader of opposition in PaK assembly dies". Greaterkashmir.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Ishaq Zafar dies of heart attack - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

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