Usman Ibrahim (; born 1 September 1939) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the

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since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the

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from March 2008 to May 2018. He served as Federal Minister for Defence Production, in Abbasi cabinet in May 2018. Previously, he served as Minister of State for Housing and Works from June 2013 to January 2014, as Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development from January 2014 to November 2015, as Minister of State for Law and Justice from August 2017 to October 2017, and as Minister of State for Human Rights from October 2017 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 September 1939. He did his graduated from Government College University in Lahore before doing law graduation from University Law College in Lahore. He did Barrister at Law from

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Political career

He had been a member of the

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from 1985 to 1999, and held the portfolio of Minister of Education of Punjab from 1990 to 1993. He ran for the seat of the

as a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Teh ...

(PML-N) from Constituency NA-95 (Gujranwala-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful and lost the seat to a candidate of

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. He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-95 (Gujranwala-I) as a candidate of PML-N in

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. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-95 (Gujranwala-I) in

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. In June 2013, he was appointed as the

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for Housing and Works in the Nawaz Sharif cabinet. Ibrahim was made the state minister for Capital Administration and Development Division and was replaced by

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in November 2015 due to reason government was not satisfied with the performance of Ibrahim. He continued to serve as state minister without portfolio. He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister

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after Panama Papers case decision. 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 was made the minister of state for law and Justice. In October 2017, he was made Minister of State for Human Rights. On 3 May 2018, he was elevated as a federal minister and was appointed as Federal Minister for Defence Production in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Ibrahim ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Defence Production. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-82 (Gujranwala-IV) in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibrahim, Usman Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Living people 1939 births Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Government College University, Lahore alumni Defence Production Ministers of Pakistan