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
Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony
Assumed office
20 August 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byMuhammad Yusuf Shaikh (caretaker)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-43 (Tribal Area-IV)
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-45 (Tribal Area-X)
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political partyPakistan 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
  1. "PhD, MSc degree holders in Federal and Provincial cabinets of PTI government". Dunya News. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "The Prime Minister's Cabinet". Newsline. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. "Newly-elected NWFP MPs form group". DAWN.COM. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. Shinwari, Ibrahim (11 December 2007). "Electioneering picks up momentum in Khyber Agency". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. "Prime Minister Imran Khan's Federal Cabinet: Who is Who?". Dunya News. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. "Independent candidate bags Khyber Agency's NA-45 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013.
  8. Shinwari, Ibrahim (20 February 2008). "LANDI KOTAL: Results of three Fata constituencies withheld". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. "Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant". DAWN.COM. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. Newspaper, From the (12 December 2010). "Five ministers lose portfolios to devolution". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  12. "Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  13. Shinwari, Ibrahim (10 May 2013). "Business tycoon and religious figure to fight it out in NA-45". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  14. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  15. "PTI's Noor-UL-Haq Qadri wins NA-43 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  16. "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.
  17. "PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet". DAWN.COM. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  18. "16 ministers from PM Imran Khan's cabinet sworn in". DAWN.COM. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  19. "Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack". Aljazeera. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  20. Imtiaz Ahmad (31 December 2020). "Hindu temple in Pakistan vandalised, set on fire". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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