Jehangir Bader
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Senator Jahangir Badar جہانگیر بدر |
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| Chairperson-Senate Committee on Parliamentary Affairs | |
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In office March 2009 – November 2016 |
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| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1944 Lahore, British Raj, now Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 13 November 2016 (aged 72) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Alma mater |
Hailey College University of the Punjab |
| Occupation | Politician |
Jehangir Bader (Urdu: جہانگیر بدر; 25 October 1944 – 13 November 2016) was a Pakistani politician and Member of Senate of Pakistan, he served as Chairperson-Senate Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. Affiliated with Pakistan People Party since its inception, Jahangir Badar started his political career with the then PPP chairman Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
He died on 14 November 2016 due to cardiac arrest.
Jahangir Badar was born in Lahore in a noble Arain family on 25 October in 1944. He was active in student politics in his university days.
Jahangir Badar started his political career with Pakistan People Party. He met Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto during General Yahya Khan's regime. Jahangir was arrested for protesting against Yahya regime. He was also arrested for anti-dictatorship protests by General Zia-Ul-Haq and General Pervez Musharaff. Badar was a central figure in PPP's leadership. He held position of Provincial president of Punjab's PPP chapter and General secretary of Pakistan People Party.
He was first elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in General Elections of 1988 from Lahore as Pakistan Peoples Party candidate, and was appointed Federal Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources, Housing & works And Science & Technology by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in 1994 and was assigned the portfolio of Federal Minister for Political Affairs and Religious Affairs and was re-elected to the Senate of Pakistan in March 2009 on a general seat as Pakistan Peoples Party candidate. He was the chairperson of Senate Committee on Parliamentary Affairs and member of senate committees of Foreign Affairs, Petroleum and Natural Resources, Law and Justice. He was the Secretary General of Pakistan Peoples Party since 1999.
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