Ijaz-ul-Haq MNA |
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Minister for Religious Affairs | |
In office 11 January 2004 – 26 November 2007 |
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President | Pervez Musharraf |
Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
Succeeded by | Hamid Saeed Kazmi |
Minister for Minorities | |
In office 11 January 2004 – 26 November 2007 |
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President | Pervez Musharraf |
Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
Succeeded by | Shahbaz Bhatti |
Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis | |
In office 1 November 1990 – 18 July 1993 |
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President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Z) |
Alma mater | Southern Illinois University |
Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq (Urdu: محمد اعجاز الحق) is a Pakistani politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Z). He served as Minister for Religious Affairs and Minorities in the government of General Pervez Musharraf from 2004 to 2007, after having served as Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis in the government of Nawaz Sharif from 1990 to 1993.
A graduate of Southern Illinois University, Ijaz worked as a banker prior to entering in politics in 1988, following the assassination of his father General Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistan's then-President of Pakistan. He has been an elected member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 1990.
He is the son of former President of Pakistan Zia-ul-Haq. He received his master's degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University, United States. He worked as a banker prior to entering politics in 1990 in Bahrain where he was vice president at Citibank.
Upon death of his fatherGeneral Zia in a plane crash in 1988, Ijaz returned to Pakistan and entered politics.