Syed Fakhar Imam

Syed Fakhar Imam (; born 18 December 1942) 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, He was preceded by Malik Meraj Khalid, serving as the 11th speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1985 to 1986. Imam has previously worked as the Chairman of Pakistan's Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir.

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

Early life and education 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.

Early career 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 1981 to 1982, Imam served as the Chairman of the Local Government Commission.

Imam served as Chairman of the Sports Committee to promote the spirit of sports among youth and the educational institutions of Pakistan.

In the non-party General Elections in February 1985, he was elected to the National Assembly from Multan District.

11th speaker of National Assembly 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. what was widely seen as the biggest upset victory. After removing him from office, he served as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research 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.

Personal life 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.