Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq is a Pakistani politician who is the president of the Pakistan Muslim League.
11 Facts About Ijaz-ul-Haq
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Ijaz-ul-Haq has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from November 1990 to October 1993, from November 2002 to November 2007, and from June 2013 to May 2018.
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Ijaz-ul-Haq received his master's degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University, United States.
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Ijaz-ul-Haq worked as a banker, with Bank of America in Bahrain, for around a decade prior to entering politics in 1990.
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Ijaz-ul-Haq allied with the Pakistan Muslim League and was appointed as the Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Federal Minister for Minorities.
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Ijaz-ul-Haq lost from NA-190 Bahawalnagar-III, losing to a PML candidate, and won NA-191 Bahahwalnagar-IV, defeating a PML candidate.
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Ijaz-ul-Haq ran from NA-169 Bahawalnagar-IV as a candidate of PML in the 2018 Pakistani general election, but lost to Noorul Hassan Tanvir, a PML candidate.
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Ijaz-ul-Haq further said that he would contest the next general elections on a PTI ticket.
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Ijaz-ul-Haq was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-163 Bahawalnagar-IV as a candidate of PML in the 2024 Pakistani general election.
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Ijaz-ul-Haq received 84,343 votes and defeated Shaukat Basra, an Independent politician candidate supported by PTI.
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Ijaz-ul-Haq has written columns for different Urdu publications, including Daily Jang and Dunya News.