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 from 1985 to 1986. He has previously worked as the Chairman of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

's Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir. He was educated at Aitchison College Lahore &

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. His wife Syeda Abida Hussain was also a minister in the government of

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, 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 minister of Pak ...

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 p ...

is also a politician. He was preceded by Malik Meraj Khalid as Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan. 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.

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, - 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