18 Facts About Ahsan Iqbal

Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary is a Pakistani politician currently holding the position of Federal Minister of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives and Inter Provincial Coordination.

Ahsan Iqbal is the Secretary General of the Pakistan Muslim League and has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 29 February 2024.

Ahsan Iqbal served as the Federal Minister for Planning and Development from 19 April 2022 to 10 August 2023 in the PDM government.

Ahsan Iqbal assumed the role of the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan from 1998 to 1999 during the Sharif's second ministry.

Ahsan Iqbal attended the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore to study mechanical engineering in 1976 from where he graduated with BSc in 1981.

Ahsan Iqbal was then associated with Islami Jamiat Tulaba, student wing of the right wing Jamat-i-Islami.

Ahsan Iqbal was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly for the second time in 1997 Pakistani general election.

Ahsan Iqbal was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan with the title of Minister of State, chairman Pakistan Engineering Council and was a chairman for the National Steering Committees on Information Technology and IQM and Productivity.

Ahsan Iqbal briefly served as the Minister for Education of Pakistan with an additional portfolio of Minister of Minorities' Affairs in the Gillani ministry.

Ahsan Iqbal was appointed as the Minister of Planning and Development as well the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of Pakistan.

Ahsan Iqbal was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-78 in 2018 Pakistani general election.

Ahsan Iqbal received 159,651 votes and defeated Abrar-ul-Haq, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Ahsan Iqbal was arrested on 23 December 2019 by the NAB, over the alleged Narowal sports complex corruption charges.

Ahsan Iqbal was eventually released after 90 days in custody, as the NAB failed to come up with a case against him.

Ahsan Iqbal was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from NA-76 Narowal-II in the 2024 Pakistani general election.

Ahsan Iqbal received 137,042 and defeated Javaid Safdar Kahlon, a Independent politician, Supported Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Ahsan Iqbal was airlifted from Narowal to Lahore for surgery where he was said to be in stable condition.

Ahsan Iqbal has written op-eds for The News International, an English-language daily newspaper.