Syed Fakhar Imam ( ur, سید فخر امام) (born 18 December 1942) is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, from April 2020 to April 2022. He also served as the 11th Speaker of

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 ...

from 1985 to 1986. He has previously worked as the

Chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir The Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir is predominantly composed of senior MNAs and Senators of Pakistan. Its fundamental function is to raise the critical issue of Kashmir at national and international level. Its other key feature is its c ...

. He was educated at

Aitchison College Aitchison College ( ur, ایچیسن کالج) is an independent, semi-private boys school for boarding and day students from grade 1–13 in Lahore, Pakistan. It has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports, and co-curri ...

Lahore &

Clifton College ''The spirit nourishes within'' , established = 160 years ago , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent boarding and day school , religion = Christian , president = , head_label = Head of College , head ...

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. His wife

Syeda Abida Hussain Syeda Abida Hussain–Imam ( b. 1948) is a Pakistani conservative politician, diplomat, and socialite on the platform of the Pakistan Muslim League (N). Born into a feudal family in Pakistan, she served as the Pakistan Ambassador to the ...

was also a minister in the government of

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi language, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime ...

and his daughter

Syeda Sughra Imam Sughra ( Punjabi, ur, سیدہ صغرہ امام) is a Pakistani politician who was elected from the platform of the Pakistan Peoples Partyserved from Punjab on a reserve seat for women. Early life and education Syeda Sughra Imam belongs to a ...

is also a politician. He was preceded by

Malik Meraj Khalid Malik Meraj Khalid ( ur, ; 1 February 1916 – 13 June 2003), was a Pakistani advocate, left wing politician and Marxist philosopher who served as Caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from November 1996 until February 1997. He was noted as be ...

as Speaker of

. He was elected to the national assembly and joined PTI. On 6 April 2020 he was appointed as Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research.

Acting President of Pakistan

Fakhar Imam was the acting President of Pakistan from 25 March 1986–25 March 1986 when President

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, (Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial law in ...

went abroad for medical treatment.

References

, - Leaders of the Opposition (Pakistan) Living people Aitchison College alumni People educated at Clifton College Speakers of the National Assembly of Pakistan People from Khanewal District Pakistani MNAs 1985–1988 Pakistani MNAs 1990–1993 1942 births Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs Federal ministers of Pakistan {{Pakistan-MNA-stub