Tariq Fazal Chaudhry (; born 7 June 1969) is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for Capital Administration and Development, in

Abbasi cabinet The Abbasi ministry was formed by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on 4 August 2017 to begin a new government following the disqualification of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif until the end of May 2018 when justice Nasirul Mulk took oath as ...

from August 2017 to May 2018. Previously he served as the Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development from November 2015 to July 2017 in the

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and from August 2017 to April 2018 in the

Abbasi ministry The Abbasi ministry was formed by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on 4 August 2017 to begin a new government following the disqualification of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif until the end of May 2018 when justice Nasirul Mulk took oath as ...

. He had been a member of the

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from March 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education

Chaudhry was born on 7 June 1969 in

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, Pakistan. He graduated from

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Political career

Chaudhry ran for the seat of

from Constituency NA-49 (Islamabad-II) as a candidate of

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(PML-N) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 16,832 votes and lost the seat to

Nayyar Hussain Bukhari Nayyar Hussain Bukhari ( ur, ; born 23 December 1952), is the senior senator from Islamabad and senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) who served as the 6th Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, in office from 12 March 2012 to 12 ...

. Chaudhry was elected to the

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as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-49 (Islamabad-II) in

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. He received 45,482 votes and defeated Nayyar Hussain Bukhari. Chaudhry was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-49 (Islamabad-II) in

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. He received 94,106 votes and defeated a candidate of

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. In November 2015, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of the

and was appointed as the Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development. He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister

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 ...

after

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decision. He has been the president of Islamabad wing of Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2016. Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi. He retained the cabinet portfolio of Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development. In December 2017, he named as property tax defaulter. In April 2018, he was elevated as federal minister and was appointed as Federal Minister for Capital Administration and Development in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Chaudhry ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Capital Administration and Development.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudhry, Tariq Fazal Living people Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Punjabi people Politicians from Islamabad 1969 births Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018