Ishaq Dar
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Senator Ishaq Dar |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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Assumed office 7 June 2013 |
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| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by |
Saleem Mandviwalla Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (Acting) |
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In office 31 March 2008 – 13 May 2008 |
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| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Preceded by | Salman Shah |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Razak Dawood |
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In office 7 November 1998 – 12 October 1999 |
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| President |
Wasim Sajjad (Acting) Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Shaukat Aziz |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |
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In office 14 March 2012 – 4 June 2013 |
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| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister |
Yousaf Raza Gillani Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ghafoor Haideri |
| Succeeded by | Aitzaz Ahsan |
| Minister of Commerce | |
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In office 17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 |
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| President |
Farooq Leghari Wasim Sajjad (Acting) Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Mukhtar |
| Succeeded by | Humayun Akhtar Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Education | B. Com FCA |
| Alma mater |
Government College University Hailey College of Commerce |
| Profession | chartered accountant |
| Awards | Nishan-e-Imtiaz |
Muhammad Ishaq Dar (Urdu: محمد اسحاق ڈار) is a Pakistani politician and chartered accountant who is the current Finance Minister of Pakistan, in office since June 2013. A member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Dar has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since 2003, serving as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from 2012 to 2013. He had previously been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for seven years from 1993 to 1999.
Dar grew up in Lahore, and was educated at the Hailey College of Commerce, Government College University, later attending the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Prior to entering politics, he worked as an accountant in various private and public sector organizations.
Dar was the chief of Pakistan Board of Investment in early 1990s during the Sharif's first ministry and has served as a member of the federal cabinet, in various positions, since 1997. During the Sharif's second ministry, he held the cabinet portfolios of Commerce Minister of Pakistan with the additional portfolio of Finance Minister of Pakistan. He briefly served as the Finance Minister of Pakistan for the second time during the Gillani ministry. In June 2013, during the third Sharif ministry, Dar was appointed as the Finance Minister of Pakistan for the third time.
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