Noor-ul-Haq Qadri
Noor-ul-Haq Qadri is a Pakistani politician who is the current Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony, in office since 20 August 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2013.
Noor-ul-Haq Qadri | |
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Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony | |
Assumed office 20 August 2018 | |
President | Mamnoon Hussain Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Preceded by | Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh (caretaker) |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 13 August 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-43 (Tribal Area-IV) |
In office 2002–2013 | |
Constituency | NA-45 (Tribal Area-X) |
Personal details | |
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Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Personal life
He holds a PhD degree.[1]
A Sunni, he belongs to the Barelvi school of thought. He is a prominent religious figure in Landi Kotal and has a large following. His brother Hafiz Abdul Malik is also a politician, having been a senator.[2]
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X) as an independent candidate in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3][4] He received 9,121 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ajab Khan Afridi.[5] Reportedly, he served as Minister for Religious Affairs in the federal cabinet during the rule of former President Pervez Musharraf.[6]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X) as an independent candidate in 2008 Pakistani general election.[7][8] He received 13,876 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Mohammad Ibrahim Koki Khel.[9] In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Federal Minister for Zakat and Ushr[10] where he continued to serve until December 2010.[11] He remained a member of the federal cabinet without portfolio from December 2010 to February 2011.[12]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X) as an independent candidate in 2013 Pakistani general election[13] but was unsuccessful.[7] He received 20,181 votes and lost the seat to Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi.[14]
He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in November 2017.[2]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-43 (Tribal Area-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[15] He received 33,243 votes and defeated Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi.[16]
On 18 August, Imran Khan formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Qadri was named as Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony.[17] On 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.[18]
He condemned the 2020 Karak temple attack,where a mob of 1,500 local muslims led by a local Islamic cleric and the supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party attacked and burnt the temple.[19][20]
References
- "PhD, MSc degree holders in Federal and Provincial cabinets of PTI government". Dunya News. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- "The Prime Minister's Cabinet". Newsline. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- "Newly-elected NWFP MPs form group". DAWN.COM. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- Shinwari, Ibrahim (11 December 2007). "Electioneering picks up momentum in Khyber Agency". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Prime Minister Imran Khan's Federal Cabinet: Who is Who?". Dunya News. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- "Independent candidate bags Khyber Agency's NA-45 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013.
- Shinwari, Ibrahim (20 February 2008). "LANDI KOTAL: Results of three Fata constituencies withheld". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant". DAWN.COM. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- Newspaper, From the (12 December 2010). "Five ministers lose portfolios to devolution". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- "Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- Shinwari, Ibrahim (10 May 2013). "Business tycoon and religious figure to fight it out in NA-45". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "PTI's Noor-UL-Haq Qadri wins NA-43 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- "NA-43 Result - Election Results 2018 - Khyber Agency 1 Tribal Area 4 - NA-43 Candidates - NA-43 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- "PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet". DAWN.COM. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- "16 ministers from PM Imran Khan's cabinet sworn in". DAWN.COM. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- "Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack". Aljazeera. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- Imtiaz Ahmad (31 December 2020). "Hindu temple in Pakistan vandalised, set on fire". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 January 2021.