Jehangir Bader (
Urdu: جہانگیر بدر) was a Pakistani politician and member of
Senate of Pakistan, he served as
Chairperson-Senate Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. Affiliated with
Pakistan Peoples Party
The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...
since its inception, Jehangir Bader started his political career with the then PPP chairman Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
He died on Sunday, 13 November 2016 due to cardiac arrest.
Early life
Jehangir Bader was born in Lahore in an
Arain family on 25 October in 1944. He was active in student politics in his university days.
Political career
Jahangir Badar started his political career with Pakistan Peoples 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 Peoples Party.
He was first elected to the
National Assembly of Pakistan
The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...
in
General Elections of 1988 from Lahore as
Pakistan Peoples Party
The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...
candidate, and was appointed Federal Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources, Housing & works And Science & Technology by Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto ( ur, بینظیر بُھٹو; sd, بينظير ڀُٽو; Urdu ; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 t ...
. He was elected to the
Senate of Pakistan in 1994 and was assigned the portfolio of Federal Minister for Political Affairs and Religious Affairs.
He was re-elected to the
Senate of Pakistan in March 2009 on a general seat as
Pakistan Peoples Party
The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...
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 from 2001 to 2010.
Death
Badar died on 13 November 2016 on his way to hospital, after having a heart attack. He was facing cardiac and kidney disorders. He died at 72 and funeral was offered at Punjab University, Lahore.
See also
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List of Senators of Pakistan
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List of committees of the Senate of Pakistan
The Senate of Pakistan has a number of committees each of which handles a specific legislative area. The committee members usually have specialized knowledge or interest in the matters under their jurisdiction. The committees monitor government act ...
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Arains
*Federal Minister
References
External links
Senate of Pakistan Official WebsitePakistan Peoples Party Official Website
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1944 births
2016 deaths
Members of the Senate of Pakistan
Pakistan People's Party MNAs
Government of Benazir Bhutto staffers and personnel
Pakistani democracy activists
Pakistani prisoners and detainees
Pakistani MNAs 1988–1990