| Fakhar Imam | |
| Office: | Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research |
| Term Start: | 6 April 2020 |
| Term End: | 10 April 2022 |
| President: | Arif Alvi |
| Primeminister: | Imran Khan |
| Predecessor: | Khusro Bakhtiar |
| Successor: | Tariq Bashir Cheema |
| Office1: | Chairman of Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir |
| Term Start1: | 1 March 2019 |
| Term End1: | 6 April 2020 |
| Office2: | Federal Minister for Education |
| Term Start2: | 9 November 1990 |
| Term End2: | 18 July 1993 |
| President2: | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Primeminister2: | Nawaz Sharif |
| Office3: | Federal Minister for Law |
| Term Start3: | 9 November 1990 |
| Term End3: | March 1991 |
| President3: | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Primeminister3: | Nawaz Sharif |
| Office4: | Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs |
| Term Start4: | November 1990 |
| Term End4: | March 1991 |
| President4: | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Primeminister4: | Nawaz Sharif |
| Office5: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Term Start5: | June 1986 |
| Term End5: | May 1988 |
| Office6: | 11th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Deputy6: | Wazir Ahmed Jogezai |
| Term Start6: | 22 March 1985 |
| Term End6: | 29 May 1986 |
| Office7: | Federal Minister for Local Government and Rural Development |
| Term Start7: | 9 March 1981 |
| Term End7: | 8 December 1983 |
| Office8: | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Term Start8: | 13 August 2018 |
| Term End8: | 10 August 2023 |
| Constituency8: | NA-150 Khanewal-I |
| Term Start9: | 1997 |
| Term End9: | 1999 |
| Constituency9: | Khanewal |
| Term Start10: | 1990 |
| Term End10: | 1993 |
| Constituency10: | NA-121 Khanewal-I |
| Term Start11: | 1985 |
| Term End11: | 1988 |
| Constituency11: | NA-111 Multan-I |
| Term Start12: | 9 March 1981 |
| Term End12: | 24 March 1985 |
| Constituency12: | Martial Law Government |
| Party: | PPP (2023-present) |
| Otherparty: | PMLN (2022-2023) PTI (2018-2022) PMLN (2013-2018) PPP (2008-2013) PML-Q (2001-2008) PMLN (1997-1999) PPP (1993-1996) PMLN (1990-1993) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988-1990) Pakistan Muslim League (1985-1988) |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1942 |
| Spouse: | Abida Hussain |
| Children: | Syeda Sughra Imam, Syeda Umme Kulsum, Syed Abid Hussain Imam |
| Successor1: | Shehryar Khan Afridi |
| Native Name Lang: | ur |
Syed Fakhar Imam (Urdu: سید فخر امام; born 18 December 1942)[1] is a Pakistani politician and statesman who has held several positions in the Government of Pakistan including, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, the Minister for Law and the Minister for Education, and served as Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, from April 2020 to April 2022.[2] He was preceded by Malik Meraj Khalid, serving as the 11th speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1985 to 1986.[3] [4] [5] Imam has previously worked as the Chairman of Pakistan's Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir.[6]
He was elected to the national assembly as independent party candidate and subsequently joined Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).[7]
Imam was born on December 18, 1942, in Lahore. He belongs to Qatalpur, Khanewal District. His father, Syed Imam Shah AliGarh graduate (1933), served in British Army as Recruiting Officer and was a leading landlord of his area.[8] Imam studied at Aitchison College, Lahore, then joined Clifton College, an English public school before turning to study agriculture at the University of California, Davis.[9]
From 1968 to 1969, he served in Central Superior Services of the Government of Pakistan to gain an understanding of the bureaucracy; not intending to make it his life's work. From 1970-1974, he worked in the private sector. In 1975, he served as Honorary Secretary for Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan. He was elected as the Chairman of Punjab Cricket Association from 1976 to 1977.
In 1980, He began his political career when he was elected as the Chairman District Council, Multan and was appointed as Federal Minister for Local Government and Rural Development in 1981 and resigned as a matter of honor, in December 1983 when he lost his local district council election of Multan District by one vote.[10] From 1981 to 1982, Imam served as the Chairman of the Local Government Commission.[11]
Imam served as Chairman of the Sports Committee to promote the spirit of sports among youth and the educational institutions of Pakistan.[12]
In the non-party General Elections in February 1985, he was elected to the National Assembly from Multan District.[13]
On February 25, 1985, then-president Zia Ul Haq arranged non-party general elections and was confident of getting his favorite speaker, Khawaja Safdar and the father of Khawaja Asif elected to run the House.
On March 22, 1985, by 119 votes to 111 votes, Imam defeated Safdar the chosen candidate for Chief Martial Law Administrator by Zia Ul Haq and Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo,[14] what was widely seen as the biggest upset victory.
Two months later, at the conclusion of the budget debate, Imam shocked the assembly when deemed martial law "illegal and without lawful authority" since funds needed to administer it were not reflected in the budget.
On May 26, 1986, Rana Nazir Ahmad moved a no-confidence motion against Imam and 152 Members of the National Assembly voted to remove Imam while he received only 72 votes which resulted in removing him from the office.[15] [16] After removing him from office, he served as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.[17]
President Arif Alvi administered oath to Imam as Federal Minister for National Food Security on April 6, 2020 in a ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.[18]
Imam is married to Syeda Abida Hussain who served as the Minister of Population Control and Census and Minister of Food and Agriculture in the government of Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan's ambassador to the US from 1991 to 1993. They have three children, Syeda Umme Kulsum, an entrepreneur, and Syeda Sughra Imam and Syed Abid Hussain Imam who are politicians.[19] [20]
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