17 Facts About Hammad Azhar

Muhammad Hammad Azhar is a Pakistani politician from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Hammad Azhar was elected from NA-126 in 2018 Pakistani general election and remained a member of National Assembly of Pakistan between August 2018 to January 2023.

Hammad Azhar served in various ministerial positions in Imran Khan ministry between 2018 and April 2022.

Hammad Azhar 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.

Hammad Azhar served as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Federal Minister of Industries and Production, Minister of State for Revenue and Federal Minister for Revenue.

Hammad Azhar is currently serving as the President of PTI in Punjab.

Hammad Azhar was born to the former Governor of Punjab and later co-founder of Pakistan Muslim League, Mian Muhammad Azhar, into a political Punjabi Arain family of Lahore.

Hammad Azhar received his early education from Aitchison College and later was a pupil at Wellington College.

Hammad Azhar later graduated with a bachelor's degree in Development Economics from the SOAS, University of London and then completed his postgraduate diploma in Law from the BPP Law School.

Hammad Azhar enrolled for the Bar Vocational Course in 2004 and was formally called to the Bar at The Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn in 2005.

Hammad Azhar ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-121 in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.

Hammad Azhar received 68,307 votes and lost the seat to Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmed.

On 11 September 2018, Hammad Azhar was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan and was appointed Minister of State for Revenue.

On 8 July 2019, Hammad Azhar was elevated to the post of Federal Minister and was appointed Federal Minister for Revenue.

On 29 March 2021, after the removal of Abdul Hafeez Shaikh from Federal Cabinet, Hammad Azhar was given additional charge of Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue.

On 17 April 2021, Shaukat Tareen was appointed Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue and Hammad Azhar was promoted as Federal Minister of Energy.

Hammad Azhar has been involved in his family-owned company AFCO Steel Industries, one of the largest and oldest steel manufacturing groups in Pakistan.