Ijaz-ul-Haq
Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq | |
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| محمد اعجاز الحق | |
| Leader of PML(Z) | |
| Assumed office October 2010 | |
| Ministry of Religious Affairs (Pakistan) | |
| In office 11 January 2004 – 26 November 2007 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Hamid Saeed Kazmi |
| Ministry of Minorities (Pakistan) | |
| In office 11 January 2004 – 26 November 2007 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Shahbaz Bhatti |
| Ministry of Labour (Pakistan) | |
| In office 1 November 1990 – 18 July 1993 | |
| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-163 Bahawalnagar-IV |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-191 (Bahawalnagar-IV) |
| In office 18 November 2002 – 18 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | NA-191 (Bahawalnagar-IV) |
| In office 3 November 1990 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Constituency | NA-39 Rawalpindi-IV |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1952 |
| Party | PML(Z) |
| Other political affiliations | PML(Q) (2002–2008) PMLN (1993–2002) IJI (1988–1993) |
| Parent(s) | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Begum Shafiq Zia |
| Alma mater | Southern Illinois University |
Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq (Urdu: محمد اعجاز الحق; born 20 February 1952) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Z). The elderly son of military dictator General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, he served as Minister for Religious Affairs and Minorities in the government of General Pervez Musharraf from 2004 to 2007, after serving as Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis in the government of Nawaz Sharif from 1990 to 1993.
A graduate of Southern Illinois University, Ijaz worked as a banker before entering politics in 1988, following the death of his father and military ruler, president Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024.
He participated in all the Pakistani National Assembly elections held from 1990 to 2024 and won all,but one in 2008, but his constituency was Pindi in the past, then Toba and then Bahawalnagar.
They have been criticized by political opponents for living a lavish lifestyle despite having no apparent source of income.