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Azhar

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Mian Muhammad Azhar Mian Muhammad Azhar (Punjabi and ur, ) is a Pakistani politician and a business oligarch representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He is from an Arain noble and landlord family of Lahore, and remains a major political player of the city. He is a fo ...
(Governor of Punjab, 1990-1993, Mayor of Lahore 1987-1991, founder of PMLN-Q) *
Hammad Azhar Muhammad Hammad Azhar () is a Pakistani politician from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He was elected from NA-126 (Lahore-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election and remained a member of National Assembly of Pakistan between August 2018 to April 202 ...
(Previous Finance Minister of Pakistan)


Babar

* Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan * Naseerullah Babar *
Farhatullah Babar Farhatullah Babar (Urdu/Pashto: ) is a Pakistani leftist politician, engineer and former senator. He is a prominent member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), having served as a spokesperson for the party. He is a supporter of the Pashtun Tahaf ...


Badshah Khans

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Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan Khan Muhammad Abbas Khan is a former member of Indian National Congress, a liberal reformer, Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan belonged to the democratic party, which formed a coalition with congress and served as the interim mister (sic) for industries ...
(Former member of
Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...
, served as the Interim Mister for Industries, Freedom fighter and an Active Member of
Pakistan Muslim League The Pakistan Muslim League ( ur, ; known as PML), is the name of several different Pakistani political parties that have dominated the right-wing platform in the country. The Muslim League (a different party) was the party of Pakistan’ ...
) (cousin of Haroon Khan Badshah) * Haroon Khan Badshah (Member of
Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is located in Peshawar, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of ...
, ex-provincial Minister for Agriculture Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)


Bangash

* Ghulam Ishaq Khan,
President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Shah Nawaz Bhutto - The Dewan of
Junagadh Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state. Literally ...
and the Father of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (Member Bombay Council). **
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourt ...
, son of Shah Nawaz (President (1970–1973); Prime Minister (1973–1977)) ** Mumtaz Bhutto, cousin of Zulfikar, (chief of Bhutto tribe, former chief minister and Governor of Sindh, Federal Minister of Pakistan) *** Nusrat Bhutto, wife of Zulfikar (former minister without portfolio) ***
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 ...
, daughter of Zulfikar (Prime Minister, 1988–1990 and 1993–1996), assassinated December 27, 2007. ***
Murtaza Bhutto Ghulam Murtaza Bhutto (; 18 September 1954 – 20 September 1996) was a Pakistani politician and leader of al-Zulfiqar, a Pakistani left-wing militant organization. The son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, he ear ...
, elder son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the brother of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. He was assassinated. ***
Shahnawaz Bhutto Shahnawaz Bhutto (November 21, 1958 – July 18, 1985; Sindhi: شاھنواز ڀٽو) was the son of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1971 to 1977 and Begum Nusrat Bhutto, who was of Iranian Kurdish ...
, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He died under mysterious circumstances. ***
Ameer Bux Bhutto Sardar Ameer Buksh Khan Bhutto (, ur, امیر بخش خان بھٹو ;) is President of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh and an ex-Member of the Sindh Assembly. He is the son of Sardar Mumtaz Bhutto. and after the death of Sardar Mumtaz Bhutt ...
, son of Mumtaz Bhutto, Vice President of Sindh National Front and ex-Member of Sindh Assembly. ****
Fatima Bhutto Fatima Bhutto ( ur, ; , born 29 May 1982) is a Pakistani writer and columnist. Born in Kabul, she is the daughter of politician Murtaza Bhutto, sister of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr, niece of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and gran ...
, daughter of Murtaza Bhutto. ****
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ( ur, بلاول بھٹو زرداری; born 21 September 1988) is a Pakistani politician who is serving as the 37th Minister of Foreign Affairs, in office since 27 April 2022. He became the chairman of Pakistan Peop ...
, son of Benazir Bhutto and
Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari ( ur, ; sd, ; born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th president of Pakist ...
, party chairman. **** Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, daughter of Benazir Bhutto and
Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari ( ur, ; sd, ; born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th president of Pakist ...
, Party Chairman


Bukharis

* Zulfi Bukhari, Special Assistant to
Prime Minister Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confiden ...
* Altaf Bukhari, Member in the
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir was dissolved by the Governor on 21 No ...
* Uzma Zahid Bukhari, Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab * Zehra Batool, Member of the
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pak ...
** Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari, Member of the
National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower legislative house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upp ...
* Ajiaz Hussain Shah Bukhari, Member of the
Provincial Assembly of Sindh The Provincial Assembly of Sindh ( ur, ) is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of ...
* Syed Samsam Bukhari, Former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan * Syed Ata-ul-Muhaimin Bukhari, President of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam * Syed Yawer Abbas Bukhari, Member of the
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pak ...
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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 M ...
, Senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) * Ejaz Hussain Bukhari, Member of the
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pak ...


Chaudhary Rajput

* Asiya Azeem Chaudhary (She was elected for her second term as Member,
National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower legislative house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upp ...
on August 17th 2022. She was previously Member of the 12th National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 till 2007. * Azeem Chaudhary (He was the information and organising Secretary of
Pakistan Muslim League Q The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ur, ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League") is a Conservative nationalist political party in Pakistan. As of the 2018 parliamentary election, it has a re ...
. He was a condender for a seat in the Senate, and, later contested general elections for the National Assembly seat from Islamabad.


Chaudhary Jatt

* Ch Muhammad Saqlain (He was elected for the third term as Member, Provincial Assembly of Punjab in general elections 2008 independently. Former MPA is now PTI's candidate for the constituency NA-66 Jhelum-I). * Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi (A parliamentarian who played a major role in the restoration of democracy and human rights in Pakistan) * Chaudhry Shujat Hussain (Prime Minister of Pakistan - 2004) * Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (Chief Minister of Punjab - October - 2002 to October 2007) *
Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain ( ur, ; born ) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013. In 2023, he was appointed as the president of PML-Q after his brother Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain wa ...
, Former Federal Minister of Human Resources * Chaudhary Moonis Elahi, MNA, Federal Minister for Water Resources * Chaudhary Salik Hussain, MNA, Federal Minister of Board of Investment & Special Initiatives * Chaudhary Hussain Elahi, MNA *
Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Fawad Ahmed Hussain Chaudhry (born 7 April 1970) is a Pakistani politician and a senior member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, who was Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, in office since 14 April 2021 to 10 April 2022. Previously ...
, Former Federal Minister of Information & Broadcasting


Chattha Jatt

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Hamid Nasir Chattha Chaudhry Hamid Nasir Chattha ( ur, حامد ناصر چٹھا) is a politician from Wazirabad, Punjab, Pakistan. He was born on November 15, 1944 in Lahore. Hamid Nasir Chattha is currently a Member of Punjab Assembly, Pakistan after losing in ...
, Former Speaker of the National Assembly.


Gabol The Gabol ( ur, گبول) is a Baloch tribe having a distinct identity through the centuries, and not a branch of any other Baloch tribe. During the reign of Mir Jalal Khan, the Gabol joined the Rind Federation. Eventually, they joined Mir Ch ...

* Allah Bakhsh Gabol, Member Bombay Legislative Assembly 1928, Member Sindh Legislative Assembly 1937 and Mayor of Karachi for two terms. ** Nabil Gabol (Grandson of Khan Bahadur Allah Bakhsh and son of Ahmed Khan Gabol), Member Sindh Assembly 1988, 1993, 1997; Member National Assembly 2002, 2008 and Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping.


Gandapur

* Inayatullah Khan Gandapur, former Chief Minister of KPK (1973-1975). Served as KPK finance minister between 1972 and 1973. ** Ikramullah Gandapur, former Minister of Agriculture in KPK, important leader in Kulachi area. ** Israrullah Khan Gandapur, member of KPK assembly from 2002-2013. Served as minister of Law, Parliamentary Affairs, and Human Rights. ** Aghaz Ikramullah Gandapur, youngest ever member of KPK assembly, elected in 2018 following death of his father. ** Ali Amin Gandapur,Federal Minister for
Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
Affairs and
Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory, and constituting the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region which has been the subject of a dispute bet ...


Gujjars/Chaudhry

* Adil Pervaiz Gujjar, MPA-PTI, son of Pervaiz Sultan MPA Sammundari, Faisalabad * Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Former President of
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 ...
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Chaudhry Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal (; born 2 September 1972) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Maritime Affairs, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from ...
, Senior Vice-President of
PML-N The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right and liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Part ...
. * Qamar Zaman Kaira, Former Governor of
Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory, and constituting the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region which has been the subject of a dispute bet ...
and Minister of Information. * Tanveer Ashraf Kaira, Former Minister of Finance and General Secretary of PPP
Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...
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Shafqat Mehmood Shafqat Mahmood (Punjabi, ; 19 February 1950) is a Pakistani bureaucrat-turned-politician who served as thFederal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training and Federal Minister for National History and Literary Heritage, from 20 ...
, Federal Minister of Education/ E -Information and Petroleum. * Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf, Former Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board and the owner of ZTBL. * Malik Abrar Ahmad, MNA chairman PHA. *
Sardar Muhammad Yousuf Sardar Muhammad Yousuf () became the minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Sardar Muhammad Yousuf had been a member of the Nati ...
, Religious minister. * Fayyaz Ul Hassan Chohan, Former Information Minister, Punjab *
Chaudhry Amir Hussain Chaudhry Amir Hussain (born 22 June 1942; Jammu and Kashmir) is a Pakistani politician. He was the 17th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, serving from 2002 to 2008. Chaudhry Amir Hussain was born in Jammu. His family migrated to S ...
, Former Speaker National Assembly *
Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul, is a senior member of the Nawabzada family of Gujrat, Pakistan. Ghazanfar previously served as Federal Minister of Pakistan as well was member of National Assembly of Pakistan and Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Ghaza ...
, Former MNA/Minister * Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq, Minister of Special Education, Punjab *
Akhtar Ali Vario Chaudhry Akhtar Ali Vario ( ur, چوہدری اختر علی آف وریو) was a Pakistani politician and head of the Vario family of Sialkot District, Punjab province. He was one of the founding members of the Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo ...
, Former MPA/Minister C&W /Minister for Excise /Chairman Standing Committee Narcotics/Special Assistant to Chief Minister /Chairman District Council Sialkot * Choudhary Khush Akhtar Subhani, Former MPA/Minister population welfare/Prisons/Housing & Physical Planning/Environmental Planning * Tariq Subhani, Former MPA * Armaghan Subhani, Current MNA/ Ex MPA/provincial minister


Jadoon

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Iqbal Khan Jadoon Iqbal Khan Jadoon (1931 - 1977) was a Pakistani politician from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He was born in 1931 in Abbottabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the ca ...
, Former Chief Minister, NWFP *
Amanullah Khan Jadoon Amanullah Khan Jadoon is a Pakistani politician who served as the Federal Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources from 2002 to 2007. Political career Amanullah Khan Jadoon was twice elected as an MPA, (Member of the Provincial Assembly) of Khy ...
, Former Minister of Petroleum and Gas.


Khar Jat

* Ghulam Murtaza Raheem Khar *
Ghulam Mustafa Khar Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar ( ur, ; born 2 August 1937) is a Pakistani politician and feudal lord who has previously served as the Chief Minister of Punjab and Governor of Punjab. Early life He was born on 2 August 1937 in Sanawan in Kot Add ...
, former Governor of Punjab and former Chief Minister of Punjab *
Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar Malik Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar (; 1947 – 24 January 2022) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from September 2013 to May 2018. Political career Rabbani Khar was elected as the member of the Natio ...
, politician * Hina Rabbani Khar, daughter of Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar * Malik Ghulam Raza Rabbani Khar * Malik Ghulam Arbi Khar MNA 1993 * Safina Saima Khar wife of Malik Ghulam Arbi Khar


Khattaks

* Habibullah Khan Khattak *
Ali Kuli Khan Khattak Lieutenant General Ali Kuli Khan Khattak ( ur, ) is a retired Pakistani three-star rank general officer and former field commander of X Corps. Prior to this field assignment, he was the chief of general staff and also directed the directora ...
, Military General *
Ghulam Faruque Khan Ghulam Faruque Khan Khattak HPk, CIE, OBE (7 October 1899 – 29 April 1992) was a Pakistani politician and businessman who was the founder of Ghulam Faruque Group. As a politician, he became Governor of East Pakistan and Federal Minister fo ...
* Nasrullah Khan Khattak *
Ajmal Khattak Ajmal Khattak ( ps, اجمل خټک) (15 September 1925 – 7 February 2010) was a Pashtun politician, writer, poet, Khudai Khidmatgar, former President of Awami National Party and close friend of the late Khan Wali Khan.From Khudai Khidmatga ...
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Afrasiab khattak Afrasiab Khattak ( ps, افراسیاب خټک; ) is a Pashtun nationalist politician and political analyst who is a senior leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM). He has formerly served as the chairperson of the Human Rights Comm ...
* Parvez Khattak


Khattar

* Nawab Muhammad Hayat Khan CSI, early member of the Punjab legislature in the 19th c *
Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan ''Khan Bahadur'' Captain Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, (5 June 1892 – 26 December 1942), also written Sikandar Hyat-Khan or Sikandar Hyat Khan, was an Indian politician and statesman from the Punjab who served as the Premier of the Punjab, among ...
, KBE, Premier/CM of the Punjab 1937-1942. * Sir
Liaqat Hayat Khan Khan Bahadur Nawab Sir Liaqat Hayat Khan (also sometimes 'Liaquat Hyat Khan'), (February 1887 – 1948) was an Indian official who served for most of his career as a minister and later Prime Minister of Patiala State, in British India. Early ...
, KCSI, Prime Minister of Patiala state in British India. * Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan, senior political figure and close associate of MA Jinnah. * HE Izzet Hayat Khan, former Pakistani ambassador to
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* Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Minister of Petroleum and (Member National Assembly of Pakistan) * Tahir Sadiq Khan,(Member National Assembly of Pakistan) and former district nazim
Attock Attock (Punjabi and Urdu: ), formerly known as Campbellpur (), is a historical city located in the north of Pakistan's Punjab Province, not far from the country's capital Islamabad. It is the headquarters of the Attock District and is 61st lar ...
* Muhammad Zain Elahi, Former (Member National Assembly of Pakistan)


Khokhars

* Ghazanfar Ali Khan - Former Minister of Food, Agriculture and Health, Ambassador to Iran 1948-1952, to Turkey 1952-1953, to India 1954-1956 and to Italy 1956-1957. *
Riaz Khokhar Riaz Hussain Khokhar ( ur, ریاض کھو کھر) (born 31 December 1942)Foreign Secretary of Pakistan serving from June 2002 to February 2005) * M. Nawaz Khokhar (Former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan) * Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar (Member Provisional Assembly of Punjab) * Afzal Khokhar (Member National Assembly of Pakistan) * Malik Saif ul Malook Khokhar (Member National Assembly of Pakistan) * Malik Muhammad Ali Khokhar (Member Provisional Assembly of Punjab) * Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar (Member Senate of Pakistan) * Karam Elahi Bandial (Member Provisional Assembly of Punjab) * Malik Ali Abbas Khokhar (Member Provisional Assembly of Punjab) * Malik Karamat Khokhar (Member National Assembly of Pakistan)


Leghari

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Farooq Leghari Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari ( ur, ; 29 May 194020 October 2010), was a Pakistani politician who served as the eighth president of Pakistan from 14 November 1993 until resigning on 2 December 1997. He is the first Baloch to have been elected a ...
(ex
President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Jamal Leghari Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018 and is the son of former president of Pakistan Farooq Leghari. Early life and family He was born on ...
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Awais Leghari Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari ( Urdu: اویس احمد خان لغاری‎; born 22 March 1971) is a Pakistani politician who is currently an Minister of Finance Department & Revenue Punjab & MPA in Punjab Assembly as well as Secretary Gene ...
* Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari * Rafique Haider Khan Leghari * Muhammad Arshad Khan Leghari


Marwats

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Habibullah Khan Marwat Khan Habibullah Khan (also known as Khan Habibullah Khan Marwat ) (14 October 1901 – 5 December 1978) was the 1st Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan and former Peshawar High Court judge. He also served as the 10th Interior Minister of Pakist ...
, Justice of the West Pakistan High Court, first & second Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, acting
President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry went abroad, Pakistan's Interior Minister and also Chief Minister of West Pakistan. Was elected to the first ever Legislative Council of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
(then
North-West Frontier Province The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; ps, شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت, ) was a Chief Commissioner's Province of British India, established on 9 November 1901 from the north-western districts of the Punjab Province. Followi ...
NWFP), first as a member and later Deputy Speaker. *
Shah Nawaz Khan Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...
, ex- Chief Justice of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
and Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was also Governor of NWFP.


Saifullah Khan family

* Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan, member of Majlis-Shoora of General
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 ...
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Salim Saifullah Khan Salim Saifullah Khan (Urdu: سلیم سیف اللہ خان) is a Pakistani politician and President of a faction of the Pakistan Muslim League and a Senate of Pakistan, Senator of Pakistan and Chairman of Pakistan's Senate Foreign Relations, Ka ...
, Senator of Pakistan, President
Pakistan Muslim League The Pakistan Muslim League ( ur, ; known as PML), is the name of several different Pakistani political parties that have dominated the right-wing platform in the country. The Muslim League (a different party) was the party of Pakistan’ ...
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Anwar Saifullah Khan Anwar Saifullah Khan ( ur, ; born 7 June 1945) is a Pakistani politician and industrialist. As a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo), he served in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's cabinet as Federal Minister of Environment and Urban ...
, MPA, Senator, and former federal minister, and son-in-law of President Ghulam Ishaq Khan. *
Humayun Saifullah Khan Humayun Saifullah Khan is a Pakistani politician and a former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. He belongs to the Saifullah Khan family from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Political career He has served as district ...
, MNA.


Mazari

* Sardar Mir Balakh Sher Mazari ( Tumandar Mazari Tribe(1930-Present), Former Care taker Prime minister of Pakistan) * Shaukat Hussein Mazari (Former MPA, Punjab Assembly, former Deputy-Speaker, former provincial minister Punjab Assembly) * Sardar Atif Hussein Mazari (Former MPA, Punjab Assembly) * Sardar Saleem Jan Mazari (Former MNA, former Provincial Minister from
Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
and former district Nazim
Kashmore Kashmore or Kashmor ( sd, ڪشمور, ur, ), is a town and the administrative centre of Kashmore District located in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. Notable people * Salim Jan Khan Mazari, MNA from the Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan ...
) * Sardar Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari ( MNA Kashmore) * Sardar Mir Dost Muhammad Mazari (Former MNA & Minister for water power, MPA & Deputy speaker Punjab assembly)


Mian Family of Baghbanpura

* Justice Mian Shah Din, (1868–1918), Elected President of the All-India Muslim League(March 1908), Member of the Simla Deputation in 1906, First Muslim Judge in British India, Poet and Writer. * Sir
Mian Mohammad Shafi Sir Mian Muhammad Shafi, (10 March 1869 – 7 January 1932) was a lawyer and politician from British India.Justice Sir Mian Abdul Rashid (29 June 1889 – 6 November 1981), Kt, KCSI, was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan 1947, legal philosopher, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan *
Mian Sir Muhammad Shah Nawaz Mian Sir Muhammad Shah Nawaz was a prominent politician of Punjab in the 1920s. He was married to Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz daughter of Mian Muhammad Shafi.Mian Iftikharuddin, Politician, owner of Pakistan Times and Daily Imroz, 1947–1962 *
Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz (7 April 1896 – 27 November 1979) was a politician and Muslim League activist. She was the daughter of Sir Muhammad Shafi. Her husband was Mian Shah Nawaz. She studied at Queen Mary College, Lahore, British Ind ...
(1896–1979) politician in Pakistan, first woman to preside over an Asian legislature. Founder All India Women Muslim League in 1935 *
Mumtaz Shahnawaz Mumtaz Shahnawaz (1912–1948) was a Pakistani diplomat and writer. She had held degrees in English literature. Family She was born to Arain family of Mian Shahnawaz and his politically active wife, Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz. Thus, she was the g ...
(1912-1948) - young woman political activist and author, who died in a tragic plane crash at the age of 35


Mohmand

* Muhammad Ali Khan Mohmand * Babar Ali Khan Mohmand


Myer Minhas Rajput

* Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan, MLC Punjab 1929, MLA 1937-58 * Muhammed Akbar Khan, Pakistan's first four star general * Iftikhar Khan, Pakistan's first designated army chief * Iffat Liaqat Ali Khan, Ex- Chairman Task Force Pakistan *
Sher Ali Khan Sher Ali Khan (); c. 1825 – 21 February 1879) was Amir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1866 and from 1868 until his death in 1879. He was one of the sons of Dost Mohammed Khan, founder of the Barakzai dynasty in Afghanistan. Life Sher Ali Khan ...
, Minister Minerals and Mines Punjab * Raja Riaz Ahmad Khan, Ex-Senior Minister Punjab, MNA * Raja Yassir Humayun Sarfraz, Minister for Higher Education & IT, Punjab


Noon family

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Feroz Khan Noon Sir Malik Feroz Khan Noon, ( ur, ملک فیروز خان نون; 7 May 18939 December 1970), best known as Feroze Khan, was a Pakistani politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Pakistan from 1957 until being removed wh ...
(former
Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Pak ...
, former
Foreign Minister of Pakistan The Minister of Foreign Affairs (or simply the Foreign Minister) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Pakistan. The minister is responsible for overseeing the federal government's foreign policy and International rel ...
, former Chief Minister of Punjab) *
Malik Adnan Hayat Noon Malik Adnan Hayat Noon is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is the shareholder of Noon Pakistan and is a member of the Noon family of Pakistan. His wife Tahia Noon is also a politician. He is a former member of the National Assembly o ...
(former MNA) * Malik Anwar Ali Noon (former MNA) * Malik Amjad Ali Noon (former District Nazim) * Viqar un Nisa Noon (former Federal Minister as well as a prominent social worker) * Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon (Member of National Assembly NA-159 2018-23, MNA 2013-18, Former Minister)


Qazi family

Members of Qazi family ( ur, خاندان قاضی), of
Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
in politics: * Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid (Qazi Abid), a four-time Federal Minister,
Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
Provincial Minister, and son of Qazi Abdul Qayyum *
Fahmida Mirza Fahmida Mirza ( ur, ; born 20 December 1956) is a Pakistani politician who was Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination, in office from 20 August 2018 until 10 April 2022. She served as the 18th and only women Speaker of the National ...
, Speaker of the National Assembly, former Acting President of Pakistan, three-time Member of the National Assembly, and daughter of Qazi Abid * Zulfiqar Mirza,
Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
Provincial Home Minister, former Member of the National Assembly, and nephew of Qazi Abid, Qazi Azam, and Qazi Akbar. *
Pir Mazhar Ul Haq Pir Mazhar Ul Haq ( ur, پیر مظہر الحق ) born 14 September 1947 is a Pakistani politician who remained a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1988 to 2013. He also remained Senior Minister for Education and Literacy Depart ...
, Senior Minister and Education Minister in the Sindh Provincial Cabinet, a three-time
Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
Provincial Minister, and grandson of Qazi Muhammad Akbar * Marvi Mazhar, a former Member of the Provincial Assembly in Sindh and daughter of Pir Mazhar Ul Haq.


Rana

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Rana Abdul Rauf Rana Abdul Rauf is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2008 to May 2018. Early life He was born on 11 March 1953. Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab ...
, MPA District Bahawal Nagar * Rana Chander Singh, was a Pakistani politician and a federal minister. He was one of the founder members of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Umerkot, seven times with PPP between 1977 * Rana Hamir Singh, a Pakistani politician who has been member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh. *
Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan is a Pakistani politician and lawyer who had been the member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023. He served as the deputy speaker of the Punjab Assembly fr ...
, Deputy Speaker of the Fourteenth
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pak ...
in Pakistan *
Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to May 2018. He had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2008 t ...
, 16 th Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Acting Governor of Punjab in 2011. * Rana Muhammad Afzal * Rana Phool Muhammad Khan, Ex Minister of agriculture, Ministry of Health, Law Minister of Pakistan, Care-taker Chief Minister of Punjab *
Rana Sanaullah Khan Rana Sanaullah Khan (Punjabi, ur, born 1 January 1955) is a Pakistani politician serving as the 39th Interior Minister of Pakistan. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. He is a senior member of PML-N ...
, 39th Interior Minister of Pakistan * Rana Tanveer Hussain, (Member of National Assembly) (Ex.Federal Minister)


Rao

* Rao Mohammad Hashim Khan, Member of National Assembly, ex-Chairman Public Accounts Committee * Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Member of National Assembly * Rao Sikandar Iqbal, Ex-Federal Minister * Rao Qaiser Ali Khan, Ex-MNA * Rao Muhammad Afzal Khan, MPA from Sahiwal District Tehsil Depalpur * Rao Jamil Akhtar Khan, Tehsil Nazim Okara * Rao Farman Ali Pakistan Army *
Rao Qamar Suleman Rao Qamar Suleman, (Urdu: راؤ قمر سلیمان) was the 12th Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force. The four-star ranked general commanded the PAF from 2009 to 2012. Earlier, Suleman served as Deputy Chief of Air Staff of Operati ...
Pakistan Air Force


Sharif (Butt)

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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 ...
, Ex
Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Pak ...
(exile from country by gen. Musharaf in 1999 thru Martial Law) *
Shahbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...
,
Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...
of
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 ...
(exile from country by gen. Musharaf in 1999 thru Martial Law) *
Hamza Shahbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz (Urdu, Punjabi: ; born 6 September 1974) is a Pakistani politician, who is current Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, in office since 20 October, 2022, He served in this position from ...
, Son of Shahbaz Shareef, (Member of National Assembly of Pakistan,
Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan) The Chief Minister of Punjab ( ur, ) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. The chief minister leads the Legislature, legislative branch of the Government of Punjab, Pakistan, provincial government, an ...
* Hussain Nawaz son of Nawaz Sharif (Prime Minister of Pakistan) *
Maryam Nawaz Maryam Nawaz Sharif ( Punjabi and ; born 28 October 1973), also known as Maryam Safdar, is a Pakistani politician and the daughter of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. She was initially involved in the family's philanthropic orga ...
, daughter of Nawaz Sharif and wife of Rtd. Captain Safdar


Soomro

* Khan Bahadur Allah Bux Soomro, Twice
Chief Minister of Sindh Chief Minister of Sindh (, ur, —), is the elected head of government of Sindh. Syed Murad Ali Shah is a PPP politician and the current Chief Minister of Sindh. The Chief Minister is the head of the provincial government alongside the Chief ...
*
Elahi Bux Soomro Elahi Bux Soomro or Illahi Bukhsh Soomro is from Shikarpur, Sindh, a Pakistani senior politician and legislator. He was the 16th Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan.Elahi Bux Soomro was the acting President of Pakistan from 1999–1999 when ...
, remained Member of
National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower legislative house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upp ...
, Speaker
National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower legislative house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upp ...
, Federal Minister * Rahim Bux Soomro, Minister
Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
*
Mohammad Mian Soomro Muhammad Mian Soomro (Sindhi: محمد ميان سومرو; born 19 August 1950) is a Pakistani politician, banker and senator who currently serves as the federal minister for Privatization. Born to a Native Sindhi family originally linked ...
, remained
President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Pak ...
,
Senate of Pakistan Senate of Pakistan or Aiwān-e-Bālā Pākistān ( ur, , , literally "Pakistan upper house"), is the upper legislative chamber of the bicameral legislature of Pakistan, and together with the National Assembly makes up the Parliament of Pakist ...
and
Governor of Sindh The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the chief minister and the chief secretary of S ...


Tanoli

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Mir Painda Khan Painda Khan Tanoli was a powerful chief and warrior in Tanawal area of North-West Frontier region of India. Painda Khan's rebellion against the Sikh empire cost him much of his kingdom, leaving only the tract around Amb,''The Gazetteer of North ...
* Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed Current Nawab of State of Amb * Ibrar Hussain current MPA and ex Forrest Minister


Tareen/Tarin

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Abdul Majid Khan Tarin Khan (surname), Khan Abdul Majid Khan Tarin (also spelt Abdul Majeed Khan) (1877–1939), Khan-Sahib, OBE, was a prominent magistrate, MLA and philanthropist of the North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955), North West Frontier Province of forme ...
, OBE, senior Muslim League figure. *
Ayub Khan Ayub Khan is a compound masculine name; Ayub is the Arabic version of the name of the Biblical figure Job, while Khan or Khaan is taken from the title used first by the Mongol rulers and then, in particular, their Islamic and Persian-influenced s ...
, ex military dictator, second President of Pakistan (1958 – 1969) * Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan, first female minister in the history of Pakistan * Sardar Bahadur Khan, ex CM and minister * Gohar Ayub Khan, former Speaker of the National Assembly and ex Foreign Minister * Omar Ayub Khan, ex Minister of State for Finance * Jehangir Khan Tareen, ex minister and political leader of the PTI party *
Shaukat Tarin Shaukat Fayyaz Ahmed Tarin ( ur, ; born 1 January 1953) is a Pakistani politician and banker who served as Finance Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2010 in the Gillani cabinet also and worked with the help of the Pakistan People’s Party's ...
, ex Federal Minister for Finance * Yousuf Ayub Khan, politician and businessman


Zardari

* Hakim Ali Zardari, the
patriarch The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in c ...
of Zardari family. *
Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari ( ur, ; sd, ; born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th president of Pakist ...
, son of Hakim Ali Zardari and husband of
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 ...
,
President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ( ur, بلاول بھٹو زرداری; born 21 September 1988) is a Pakistani politician who is serving as the 37th Minister of Foreign Affairs, in office since 27 April 2022. He became the chairman of Pakistan Peop ...
, son of Asif Ali Zardari and Benazir Bhutto, Chairman
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 i ...
(see also Bhutto family above) * Azra Peechoho, daughter of Hakim Ali Zardari * Faryal Talpur, daughter of Hakim Ali Zardari, Former Nazima Nawabshah District, MNA


Haq Jalandari Arain Family

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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 ...
(President of Pakistan, 1978–1988) *
Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq ( ur, ; born 20 February 1952) is a Pakistani politician who is the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Z). He served as Minister for Religious Affairs and Minorities in the government of General Pervez Musharraf fro ...
(Member of the National Assembly)


See also

* First Families of Pakistan *
Politics of Pakistan The Politics of Pakistan () takes place within the framework established by the constitution. The country is a federal parliamentary republic in which provincial governments enjoy a high degree of autonomy and residuary powers. Executive ...


References

{{Political families of Pakistan
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