Azam Nazeer Tarar

Azam Nazeer Tarar (Urdu, Punjabi: اعظم نذیر تارڑ) is a Pakistani politician who is serving as the Federal Minister of Law and Justice from 11 March 2024. He is a member of the Senate of Pakistan elected from Punjab in March 2021.

Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar
Federal Minister of Law and Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 March 2024
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded by	Ahmad Irfan Aslam
In office 19 April 2022 – 9 August 2023
President	Arif Alvi
Prime Minister	Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded by	Fawad Chaudhry
Succeeded by	Ahmad Irfan Aslam
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2021
Constituency	Punjab Province
Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council
In office 2014–2015
Secretary of Lahore High Court Bar Association
In office 2004–2005
Personal details
Born	Vanike Tarar, District Hafiz Abad Islamic Republic of Pakistan [citation needed]
Political party	PMLN (2022-present)

He served as Leader of the House in the Senate from 20 April to 30 September 2022. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council.^[1]

Tarar resigned from the post of Federal Minister of Law and Justice on 24 October 2022. He confirmed his resignation from the post to different news agencies. Azam claimed his resignation due to some personal activities but rumors says Tarar was not comfortable with the government's decision,^[2] but prime minister rejected his resignation on November 29.

In 2023, Tarar moved the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, which was passed by the Joint Sitting of the Parliament on 10 April 2023.^[3]

References

1. "Azam Nazeer Tarar". Pakistan Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
2. "Azam Nazeer Tarar resigns as law minister". The Express Tribune. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
3. "Senate passes 'the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill, 2023'". 30 March 2023.