Salahuddin Tirmizi

Salahuddin Tirmizi (Urdu: صلاح الدین ترمذی‎; born 1 May 1943) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister for Narcotics Control, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan, representing Pakistan Muslim League (N) since March 2015.

Senator

Salahuddin Tirmizi
Minister for Narcotics Control
In office
4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMuhammad Azam Khan
Personal details
Born (1943-05-01) May 1, 1943
Mansehra
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Early life and education

He was born 1 May 1943 in Mansehra, Pakistan.[1]

He did his schooling from Cadet College Hasan Abdal before attending Pakistan Military Academy Kakul from where he received B.A degree.[1]

He has done B.Sc Honours from Balochistan University in Quetta and M.Sc. in War Studies from Quaid-e-Azam University in 1984.[1]

Military career

He is a retired lieutenant-general of the Pakistan Army.[2]

He served as a corps commander[3] and was the president of the National Defence University.[3]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan from constituency NA-20 Manshera-I in 2002 Pakistani general election however was unsuccessful.[1]

He joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2006 and ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan from constituency NA-20 Manshera-I as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2008 Pakistani general election however was unsuccessful.[4][1]

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2015 Pakistani Senate election.[5][6][7]

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[8][9] He was appointed as the Federal Minister of Narcotics Control.[10] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Tirmizi ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Narcotics Control.[11]

References
  1. "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. Ghauri, Irfan (12 February 2017). "US visit called off after Senate deputy chairman denied visa". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. Khan, Iftikhar A. (5 August 2017). "A blend of old, new hands". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. "In Mansehra, tough battle expected among PML-N, PTI and JUI-F - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. "Senate Election: Unofficial Results". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. "Senate Elections 2015: PML-N, PPP almost get equal representation in upper house | Pakistan | Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  7. "46 Senators-elect take oath - Samaa TV". www.samaa.tv. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  8. "A 43-member new cabinet sworn in". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  9. "PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today". Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. "Portfolios of federal, state ministers". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  11. "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.