Siddiq Khan Kanju
| Mohammad Siddiq Khan Kanju | |
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| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan | |
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In office 10 September 1991 – 18 July 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Zain Noorani |
| Succeeded by | Second term |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan | |
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In office 11 July 1997 – 12 October 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | First term |
| Succeeded by | Inam-ul-Haq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alipur Kanju, Kahror Pacca, Punjab Province, Pakistan |
| Died |
28 July 2001 Kahror Pacca, Punjab Province, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League |
| Alma mater | Punjab University, Lahore |
Mohammad Siddiq Khan Kanju (born in Alipur Kanju village, Kahror Pacca), Lodhran district in Punjab province, Pakistan, died in Kahror Pakka in July 2001) was a Pakistani politician and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
Kanju had his early education from Sadiq Public School in Bahawalpur, after completing his A-levels he went to Government College, Lahore, and graduated in English Literature. Afterward he went to Punjab University, Lahore and obtained an LLB.
After completing his law studies he decided to enter politics from his home constituency Kahror Pakka. In the 1977 general elections, he ran for the Provisional Assembly seat, but the elections were postponed. Again in 1985 he became Member of the National Assembly on non-party election, and served as a Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture. The government was dissolved in 1988 and he was appointed as a caretaker Education Minister.
During the first Benazir Bhutto government, Kanju for the first time became a part of the opposition headed by Nawaz Sharif. In the general elections of 1990, Kanju was for the third time elected Member of National Assembly from Lodhran, and at the behest of his friend and mentor Hamid Raza Gilani, joined the Nawaz Sharif cabinet as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (1990–1993). During this period in 1991 he got changed Lodhran's status to a district, which was a tehsil of Multan District.
In the General Elections of 1993, Kanju who was perceived as a success of the Muslim League, lost his National Assembly seat from Lodhran district. Jang reported his failure was due to extensive travel made as Minister of State and absence from the constituency. During the period 1993-1996 Kanju spent most of his time in Lodhran. He was again elected Member of National Assembly on Muslim League ticket. Once again he became part of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif's Cabinet, as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and served in this capacity until the Muslim League Government was dissolved by the military coup of 1999.
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