Nisar Ali Khan Politician

Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan (born 31 July 1954) is a Pakistani conservative veteran politician and parliamentarian who serves as the Interior Minister of Pakistan, and has previously served as 8th Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly between 17 September 2008 till 7 June 2013. Khan is one of the leading and most senior members of Pakistan Muslim League and a close aide to Nawaz Sharif.Khan has been elected to the national assembly on eight occasions (1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2013). During this he has served in the as Federal Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources in non-consecutive terms from 1990–93 and 1997–99. Khan also assumed office as the Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock on March 2008 in the administration of Yousaf Raza Gillani, however, his tenure was short-lived due to Muslim League's decision to leave the Pakistan Peoples Party led collation government.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 31, 1954
Birth place
Chakri Vakilan

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Office holder

office
Leader of the Opposition
Minister of the Interior
other party
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
party
Pakistan Muslim League
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Pakistan Muslim League (F)
successor
Syed Khursheed Shah

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