Syed Fakhar Imam

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Syed Fakhar Imam
سید فخر امام
Imam in 2012
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research
In office 6 April 2020 – 10 April 2022
President	Arif Alvi
Prime Minister	Imran Khan
Preceded by	Khusro Bakhtiar
Succeeded by	Tariq Bashir Cheema
Chairman of Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir
In office 1 March 2019 – 6 April 2020
Succeeded by	Shehryar Khan Afridi
Federal Minister for Education
In office 9 November 1990 – 18 July 1993
President	Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Federal Minister for Law
In office 9 November 1990 – March 1991
President	Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
In office November 1990 – March 1991
President	Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Leader of the Opposition
In office June 1986 – May 1988
11th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 22 March 1985 – 29 May 1986
Deputy	Wazir Ahmed Jogezai
Federal Minister for Local Government and Rural Development
In office 9 March 1981 – 8 December 1983
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
Constituency	NA-150 Khanewal-I
In office 1997–1999
Constituency	Khanewal
In office 1990–1993
Constituency	NA-121 Khanewal-I
In office 1985–1988
Constituency	NA-111 Multan-I
In office 9 March 1981 – 24 March 1985
Constituency	Martial Law Government
Personal details
Born	(1942-12-18) 18 December 1942 (age 82)
Political party	PTI (present)
Other political affiliations	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)
Spouse	Abida Hussain
Children	Syeda Sughra Imam, Syeda Umme Kulsum, Syed Abid Hussain Imam

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,^[2] and served as Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, from April 2020 to April 2022.^[3] He was preceded by Malik Meraj Khalid, serving as the 11th speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1985 to 1986.^[4][5][6] Imam has previously worked as the Chairman of Pakistan's Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir.^[7]

He was elected to the national assembly as independent party candidate and subsequently joined Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).^[8]

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.^[9][10] 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.^[2]

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.^[2][9][10] From 1970-1974, he worked in the private sector. In 1975, he served as Honorary Secretary for Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan.^[9][10] He was elected as the Chairman of Punjab Cricket Association from 1976 to 1977.^[9][10]

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.^[2][11] From 1981 to 1982, Imam served as the Chairman of the Local Government Commission.^[10]

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.^[14]

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,^[2][15] what was widely seen as the biggest upset victory.^[14]

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.^[2]

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.^[14][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]