Usman Ibrahim Explained

Usman Ibrahim
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:15 August 2018
Term End:10 August 2023
Constituency:NA-82 (Gujranwala-IV)
Term Start1:17 March 2008
Term End1:31 May 2018
Constituency1:NA-95 (Gujranwala-I)
Office2:Federal Minister for Defence Production
Term Start2:3 May 2018
Term End2:31 May 2018
President2:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister2:Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Successor2:Hussain Haroon
Office3:Minister of State for Human Rights
Term Start3:10 October 2017
Term End3:3 May 2018
President3:Mamnoon Hussain
Office4:Minister of State for Law and Justice
Term Start4:August 2017
Term End4:10 October 2017
President4:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister4:Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Office5:Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development
Term Start5:January 2014
Term End5:November 2015
Successor5:Tariq Fazal Chaudhry
President5:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister5:Nawaz Sharif
Office6:Minister of State for Housing and Works
Term Start6:June 2013
Term End6:January 2014
President6:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister6:Nawaz Sharif
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Birth Date:1 September 1939
Children:Shahid Usman Ibrahim (son)

Usman Ibrahim (; born 1 September 1939) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from March 2008 to May 2018.

He served as Federal Minister for Defence Production, in Abbasi cabinet in May 2018. Previously, he served as Minister of State for Housing and Works from June 2013 to January 2014, as Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development from January 2014 to November 2015, as Minister of State for Law and Justice from August 2017 to October 2017, and as Minister of State for Human Rights from October 2017 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 September 1939.[1]

He did his graduated from Government College University in Lahore before doing law graduation from Punjab University Law College in Lahore. He did Barrister at Law from Lincoln's Inn.[2]

Political career

He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1999, and held the portfolio of Minister of Education of Punjab from 1990 to 1993.[3] [4]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-95 (Gujranwala-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful[5] and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party.[6]

He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-95 (Gujranwala-I) as a candidate of PML-N in 2008 Pakistani general election.[7] [8] [9] [10]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-95 (Gujranwala-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[11] [12]

In June 2013, he was appointed as the Minister of State for Housing and Works in the Nawaz Sharif cabinet.[13] [14]

Ibrahim was made the state minister for Capital Administration and Development Division and was replaced by Tariq Fazal Chaudhry in November 2015 due to reason government was not satisfied with the performance of Ibrahim.[15] He continued to serve as state minister without portfolio.[16] He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[17]

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[18] [19] He was made the minister of state for law and Justice.[20] In October 2017, he was made Minister of State for Human Rights.[21]

On 3 May 2018, he was elevated as a federal minister[22] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Defence Production in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.[23] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Ibrahim ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Defence Production.[24]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-82 (Gujranwala-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detail Information. www.pildat.org. PILDAT. 26 April 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419140502/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=95. 19 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Profile. Ministry of Human Rights. 30 December 2017. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171230073249/http://www.mohr.gov.pk/profile5255.html?id=9. 30 December 2017.
  3. News: PML-QA, PPP vote-split to benefit PML-N in NA-95. 2 February 2017. DAWN.COM. 5 October 2002. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234046/http://www.dawn.com/news/60232. 2 February 2017.
  4. News: Tough competition for NA-95 likely. 2 February 2017. DAWN.COM. 14 September 2002. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234813/http://www.dawn.com/news/57139/tough-competition-for-na-95-likely. 2 February 2017.
  5. News: Biradarism rules the roost. 2 February 2017. DAWN.COM. 14 February 2008. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234142/http://www.dawn.com/news/289319. 2 February 2017.
  6. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 25 February 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018. dmy-all.
  7. News: Rebellious women make PML-N give up NA slot. 2 February 2017. DAWN.COM. 24 November 2008. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234944/http://www.dawn.com/news/331435/rebellious-women-make-pml-n-give-up-na-slot. 2 February 2017.
  8. News: 90 political activists released. 2 February 2017. DAWN.COM. 25 June 2008. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234351/http://www.dawn.com/news/308884. 2 February 2017.
  9. News: Gujranwala sends six lawyers to NA. 2 February 2017. DAWN.COM. 22 February 2008. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202235028/http://www.dawn.com/news/290448/newspaper/column. 2 February 2017.
  10. News: Winning margin on 88 out of 272 National Assembly seats is 10,000 votes or less. 2 February 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. 14 November 2011. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203075743/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/618059-winning-margin-on-88-out-of-272-national-assembly-seats-is-10,000-votes-or-less. 3 February 2017.
  11. News: Abid Saeed new KP chief secretary. 2 February 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. 8 October 2016. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203080437/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/155839-Abid-Saeed-new-KP-chief-secretary. 3 February 2017.
  12. News: PML-N groups lobby for Gujranwala MC mayor's slot. 2 February 2017. DAWN.COM. 8 December 2015. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234616/http://www.dawn.com/news/1224927. 2 February 2017.
  13. News: Minister wants illegally occupied houses vacated. 2 February 2017. DAWN.COM. 9 June 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234353/http://www.dawn.com/news/1017059/minister-wants-illegally-occupied-houses-vacated. 2 February 2017.
  14. Web site: Sworn in as Minister of State . Nation PK . 7 June 2013 . 24 June 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140210145811/http://www.nation.com.pk/national/07-Jun-2013/25-member-federal-cabinet-sworn-in . 10 February 2014 .
  15. News: Tariq Fazal new CADD minister. 3 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 21 November 2015. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035923/https://www.dawn.com/news/1221172. 4 March 2017.
  16. News: Ghumman. Khawar. Parliament watch: New cabinet ministers cause stir, no splash. 31 May 2017. DAWN.COM. 27 November 2015. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728161925/https://www.dawn.com/news/1222625. 28 July 2017.
  17. News: PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved. 28 July 2017. Daily Pakistan Global. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/. 28 July 2017.
  18. News: A 43-member new cabinet sworn in. 4 August 2017. Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/. 4 August 2017.
  19. News: PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today. 4 August 2017. Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017.
  20. News: Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune. 26 September 2017. The Express Tribune. 25 September 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925173416/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/. 25 September 2017.
  21. News: Junaidi. Ikram. Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed. 9 November 2017. DAWN.COM. 12 October 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108202444/https://www.dawn.com/news/1363211. 8 November 2017.
  22. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. Barrister Ibrahim made federal minister. 4 May 2018. DAWN.COM. 4 May 2018.
  23. News: Barrister Usman made Minister for Defence Production . 1 June 2018 . The News . en.
  24. Web site: Notification . Cabinet division . 1 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf . 1 June 2018.
  25. News: PML-N's Usman Ibrahim wins NA-82 election . 3 August 2018 . Associated Press Of Pakistan . 26 July 2018.