Noor-ul-Haq Qadri
Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony
In office
20 August 2018 – 10 April 2022
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byMuhammad Yusuf Shaikh (caretaker)
Succeeded byAbdul Shakoor
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 17 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-43 (Tribal Area-IV)
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-45 (Tribal Area-X)
President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Erstwhile FATA
Assumed office
16 January 2023
ChairmanImran Khan
Gohar Ali Khan
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2017-present)

Noor-ul-Haq Qadri is a Pakistani politician who was Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (20 August 2018 – 10 April 2022). He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2013.

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. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The Prime Minister's Cabinet". Newsline. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Newly-elected NWFP MPs form group". dawn.com. 18 October 2002. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ^ Shinwari, Ibrahim (11 December 2007). "Electioneering picks up momentum in Khyber Agency". dawn.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Independent candidate bags Khyber Agency's NA-45 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ^ Shinwari, Ibrahim (20 February 2008). "Landi Kotal: Results of three Fata constituencies withheld". dawn.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. 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. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Five ministers lose portfolios to devolution". dawn.com. 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  13. ^ Shinwari, Ibrahim (10 May 2013). "Business tycoon and religious figure to fight it out in NA-45". dawn.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 1 August 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. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  17. ^ "PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet". dawn.com. 18 August 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  18. ^ "16 ministers from PM Imran Khan's cabinet sworn in". dawn.com. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack". Aljazeera. 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  20. ^ Imtiaz Ahmad (31 December 2020). "Hindu temple in Pakistan vandalised, set on fire". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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