Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar | |
|---|---|
| Federal Minister of Law and Justice | |
| In office 19 April 2022 – 9 August 2023 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Fawad Chaudhry |
| Succeeded by | Ayaz Sadiq |
| Leader of the House in the Senate | |
| In office 20 April 2022 – 30 September 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Shahzad Waseem |
| Succeeded by | Ishaq Dar |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office March 2021 | |
| Constituency | Punjab Province |
| Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council | |
| In office 2014–2015 | |
| Secretary of Lahore High Court Bar Association | |
| In office 2004–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1963 Village Jamkay Tarar, District Hafiz Abad Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Azam Nazeer Tarar (Urdu, Punjabi: اعظم نذیر تارڑ) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Federal Minister of Law and Justice from 19 April 2022 to 9 August 2023. He is a member of the Senate of Pakistan elected from Punjab in March 2021.
He served as Leader of the House in the Senate from 20 April to 30 September 2022. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council.[1]
Tarar resigned from the post of Federal Minister of Law and Justice on 24 October 2022. He confirmed his resignation from the post to different news agencies. Azam claimed his resignation due to some personal activities but rumors says Tarar was not comfortable with the government's decision,[2] but prime minister rejected his resignation on November 29.
He chaired a 3 people committee that was responsible for banning Wikipedia in February 2023.
In 2023, Tarar moved the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, which was passed by the Joint Sitting of the Parliament on 10 April 2023.[3]