Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman (Urdu: حافظ حفیظ الرحمان) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, a territory in Northern Pakistan (de facto province)[1] and also leader of Pakistan's conservative political party PML-N, in Gilgit-Baltistan. He served in office from 26 June 2015 to 23 June 2020.[2][3][4]
Hafiz Hafeez ur Rehman | |
|---|---|
 Rehman as the Chief Minister | |
| 2nd Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| In office 26 June 2015 – 23 June 2020 | |
| Governor | Barjees Tahir Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon |
| Preceded by | Sher Jehan Mir (caretaker) |
| Succeeded by | Mir Afzal (caretaker) |
| President of Pakistan Muslim League (N), Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2015 | |
| President | Nawaz Sharif Shehbaz Sharif |
| Member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly | |
| In office 24 June 2015 – 23 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Deedar Ali |
| Succeeded by | Fatehullah Khan |
| Constituency | GBLA-2 Gilgit-II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1969[citation needed] Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan (present-day Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan) |
| Political party | PMLN (2015-present) |
| Profession | Politician |
Early life
editRehman was born in Kashtore neighbourhood of Gilgit, Northern Areas territory,[citation needed] where he received his early education in Gilgit City where he passed secondary school certification and then attended Jamia Farida madrassa in Lahore, Punjab, for religious education. His elder brother Saif Rehman had been like a political alma mater for him, who played the key role in establishing Pakistan Muslim League-N in Gilgit-Baltistan. In 2003, Saif Rehman who was serving as education, finance and revenue adviser in the then set-up, was assassinated in his hometown Kashrote near Gilgit city by his own close cousin.[2]
Political career
editRehman had his political training in an informal way. Before joining PML-N, he had been attached with Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam. It was his brother's assassination that brought him into the formal political landscape of Gilgit-Baltistan. Rehman was previously elected Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan and also leader of PML(N) Gilgit-Baltistan. Rehman was elected from the GBLA-2 constituency with a sizzling majority of votes in 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election.[2]
He contested in 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from constituency GBLA-2, but lost.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Members Page". Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ a b c Khan, M. I. (2015-06-28). "Profile: The new GB chief". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ samaa.tv. "PM felicitates new GB CM Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman".
- ^ "PM felicitates new GB CM Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman | SAMAA TV". Samaa TV.
- ^ "After fierce competition, PTI leads in Gilgit-Baltistan election | Pakistan Today". 2020-11-29. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
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