Mian Aslam Iqbal

Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal
Provincial Minister of Punjab for Industries, Commerce and Investment
In office
27 August 2018 – 1 April 2022
GovernorChaudhry Mohammad Sarwar
Chief MinisterUsman Buzdar
Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information and Culture
In office
19 July 2019 – 2 December 2019
GovernorChaudhry Mohammad Sarwar
Chief MinisterUsman Buzdar
Preceded bySyed Samsam Bukhari
Succeeded byFayyaz ul Hassan Chohan
Provincial Minister of Punjab for Tourism
In office
2003–2007
GovernorKhalid Maqbool
Chief MinisterChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
SpeakerChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Sibtain Khan
ConstituencyPP-151 Lahore-VIII
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
SpeakerRana Muhammad Iqbal Khan
ConstituencyPP-148 (Lahore-XII)
In office
25 November 2002 – 17 November 2007
SpeakerChaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi
ConstituencyPP-148 (Lahore-XII)
Nazim UC-106 Lahore
In office
2001–2002
MayorMian Amir Mehmood
Personal details
Born (1969-04-20) 20 April 1969 (age 55)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party PTI (2013-present)
Other political
affiliations		 PML-Q (2002-2013)

Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal is a Pakistani businessman and politician who had been the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information and Culture from 19 July 2019 to 2 December 2019. He also had been the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Industries, Commerce and Investment, in office from 27 August 2018 till 1 April 2022. He was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 2024 and had previously been a member of the assembly from November 2002 to November 2007, from June 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023. He also served as Senior Minister of Punjab from September 2022 till January 2023. He was chosen by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to be candidate for Chief Minister of Punjab in the 2024 Punjab election.

Early life and education

He was born on 20 April 1969 in a famous Arain family in Lahore.[1][2] He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Government Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore.[3] He received the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Quaid-e-Azam University in 1996.[1]

Political career

Pakistan Muslim League (Q)

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-148 (Lahore-XII) in the 2002 Punjab provincial election. He received 23,659 votes and defeated a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal.[4] He was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Tourism in January 2003[5] where he served until 2007.[1]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)) from PP-148 (Lahore-XII) in the 2008 Punjab provincial election, but was unsuccessful. He received 16,734 votes and lost the seat to Hafiz Mian Muhammad Nauman, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), who received 40,975 votes.[6]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-148 (Lahore-XII) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.[7][8]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-151 (Lahore-VIII) in 2018 Punjab provincial election. He received 65,830 votes and defeated Baqir Hussain, a candidate of PML(N).[9]

Ministership (2018-2023)

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and was appointed as the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Industries, Commerce and Investment.[10] During his tenure, he maintained a crackdown against hoarders under the Anti-Hoarding Ordinance.[11] He further called upon departments for a crackdown on illegal profiteers calling them a ‘mafia’, whilst briefing meetings on price control.[12][13]

On 19 July 2019, he was given additional portfolio of Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information and Culture.

In December 2019, he resigned from additional portfolio of Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information and Culture.

In September 2022, he was appointed as senior minister of Punjab in Parvez Elahi’s provincial administration.

Candidate for Chief Minister of Punjab

He was selected by Imran Khan to be candidate for the position of Chief Minister of Punjab on behalf of PTI in early 2024 and ran from PP-170 Lahore-XXVII as a candidate of the PTI in the 2024 Punjab provincial election.[14]

He was unable to take the oath as a member of the assembly, following 2024 election.[15] He was chosen by PTI to be Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Provincial Assembly but has been unable to take the post due to police threats of an arrest and has been temporarily replaced due to this.[16] He has been supporting Imran Khan and has been opposed to Maryam Nawaz’s Chief Ministership and has criticized several policies made by the PML-N Punjab provincial and national government stating that it has had poor governance, high electricity bills, and bad economic handling.[17][18][19]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Choosing right man for Punjab CM real test for Imran". The News. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ^ "PhD, MSc degree holders in Federal and Provincial cabinets of PTI government". Dunya News. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  7. ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  9. ^ "PP-151 Result - Election Results 2018 - Lahore 8 - PP-151 Candidates - PP-151 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. ^ Malik, Mansoor (28 August 2018). "Punjab cabinet sworn in: Only 15 out of 23 ministers given portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Crackdown against hoarders launched under Anti-Hoarding Ordinance: Aslam Iqbal". The Nation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Minister reviews price control measures". The Express Tribune. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal orders crackdown on profiteers". The News International. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  14. ^ "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  15. ^ "SIC nominates Bachar as temporary opposition leader in Punjab Assembly". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Rana Aftab Khan replaces Mian Aslam Iqbal as PTI's candidate for Punjab CM". Brecorder. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  17. ^ @MMAslamIqbal - Mian Aslam Iqbal Official, Twitter
  18. ^ @MMAslamIqbal - Mian Aslam Iqbal Official, Twitter
  19. ^ @MMAslamIqbal - Mian Aslam Iqbal Official, Twitter