Noor-ul-Haq Qadri explained

Noor-ul-Haq Qadri
Office:Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony
President:Mamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Primeminister:Imran Khan
Term Start:20 August 2018
Term End:10 April 2022
Successor:Abdul Shakoor
Predecessor:Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start1:13 August 2018
Term End1:17 January 2023
Constituency1:NA-43 (Tribal Area-IV)
Term Start2:2002
Term End2:2013
Constituency2:NA-45 (Tribal Area-X)
Party:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2017-present)
Nationality:Pakistani
Office3:President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Erstwhile FATA
Term Start3:16 January 2023
1Blankname3:Chairman
1Namedata3:Imran Khan
Gohar Ali Khan
Relations:Muhammad Adnan Qadri (nephew)

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. 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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: PhD, MSc degree holders in Federal and Provincial cabinets of PTI government . 1 September 2018 . Dunya News . 1 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180901085109/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/454556-PhD,-MSc-degree-holders-in-Federal-and-Provincial-cabinets-of-Imran-Khan . live .
  2. News: The Prime Minister's Cabinet . 19 September 2018 . Newsline . 18 September 2018 . 18 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918172401/http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/the-prime-ministers-cabinet/ . live .
  3. News: Newly-elected NWFP MPs form group. 21 July 2017. dawn.com. 18 October 2002. en. 21 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223211/https://www.dawn.com/news/62305. live.
  4. News: Shinwari. Ibrahim. Electioneering picks up momentum in Khyber Agency. 21 July 2017. dawn.com. 11 December 2007. en. 21 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223224/https://www.dawn.com/news/279772. live.
  5. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 25 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  6. News: Prime Minister Imran Khan's Federal Cabinet: Who is Who? . 21 August 2018 . Dunya News . 20 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180820165211/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/453443-Prime-Minister-Imran-Khan-federal-Cabinet:-Who-is-Who . live .
  7. News: Independent candidate bags Khyber Agency's NA-45 - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. 28 June 2017. 9 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809171841/https://tribune.com.pk/story/547797/independent-candidate-bags-khyber-agencys-na-45/. live.
  8. News: Shinwari. Ibrahim. Landi Kotal: Results of three Fata constituencies withheld. 21 July 2017. dawn.com. 20 February 2008. en. 10 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810041012/https://www.dawn.com/news/290123. live.
  9. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 25 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  10. News: Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant . 21 August 2018 . dawn.com . 5 November 2008 . 12 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170812141526/https://www.dawn.com/news/328631 . live .
  11. News: Five ministers lose portfolios to devolution . 21 August 2018 . dawn.com . 12 December 2010 . 26 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180526191500/https://www.dawn.com/news/590491 . live .
  12. Web site: Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani . Cabinet division . 21 August 2018 . 5 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170505115247/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/cabinet/userfiles1/file/Info%20serveces/Federal%20Cabinet%20since%201947/12%20april%20updated/Federal%20Cabinet%20of%20Syed%20Yousaf%20Raza%20Gillani,%20Latest_doc.pdf . live .
  13. News: Shinwari. Ibrahim. Business tycoon and religious figure to fight it out in NA-45. 21 July 2017. dawn.com. 10 May 2013. en. 27 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180527202055/https://www.dawn.com/news/1010578. live.
  14. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 26 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 26 May 2018.
  15. News: PTI's Noor-UL-Haq Qadri wins NA-43 election . 1 August 2018 . Associated Press Of Pakistan . 26 July 2018 . 1 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180801190437/https://www.app.com.pk/ptis-noor-ul-haq-qadri-wins-na-43-election/ . live .
  16. Web site: 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 . 1 August 2018 . en . 1 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180801060245/https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-43 . live .
  17. News: PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet . 18 August 2018 . dawn.com . 18 August 2018 . 18 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818175537/https://www.dawn.com/news/1427792/pm-imran-khan-finalises-names-of-21-member-cabinet . live .
  18. News: 16 ministers from PM Imran Khan's cabinet sworn in . 20 August 2018 . dawn.com . 20 August 2018 . 20 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180820061352/https://www.dawn.com/news/1428169/16-ministers-from-pm-imran-khans-cabinet-sworn-in . live .
  19. News: Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack. Aljazeera. 31 December 2020. 20 January 2021. 22 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122052923/https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/12/31/pakistan-arrests-14-people-over-demolishing-of-hindu-temple. live.
  20. News: Hindu temple in Pakistan vandalised, set on fire. Hindustan Times. Imtiaz Ahmad. 31 December 2020. 20 January 2021. 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128163142/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/hindu-temple-in-pakistan-vandalised-set-on-fire/story-06WMhxga1WvRXA4shTjtlI_amp.html. live.

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