Usman Dar
Pakistani businessman politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Usman Dar (Urdu: عثمان ڈار) is a Pakistani politician who was Special Adviser to the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan on Youth Affairs. He was in office from 3 December 2018 until his resignation from the parliament on 10 April 2022. He also held the position of Chairman of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme during his term.
Usman Dar | |
|---|---|
| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs | |
| In office 29 April 2021 – 10 April 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| In office 3 December 2018 – 12 February 2021 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme | |
| In office 10 October 2018 – 12 February 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1974[1] Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan |
Personal life
Usman Dar was born on 28 August 1974 in Sialkot, Pakistan. He belongs to a Punjabi speaking Kashmiri family.[2] He is a married man with two kids.
Education
Dar has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of the Punjab.[3]
In his nomination papers for 2013 general election, Dar claimed to have received the degree of Master of Business Administration from the Schiller International University, London in 1997.[4][5]
In November 2017, Schiller International University was found to be a degree mill and Dar's MBA degree was found to be dubious after the Department for Education of the United Kingdom said that it does not recognise the university.[4][5]
Dar did not declare his MBA degree in his nomination papers for 2018 general election and only mentioned his graduation degree from the University of the Punjab.[5]
Political career
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Perspective
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-122 (Sialkot-II) in the 2008 Punjab provincial election but was unsuccessful.[6] He received only 54 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq.[7]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from NA-110 (Sialkot-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[8] He received 71,573 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Muhammad Asif.[9]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of the PTI from NA-73 (Sialkot-II) in the 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[10] He received 115,464 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Muhammad Asif.[11]
On 10 October 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed Dar as Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme.[12] On 12 October, a resolution was submitted in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab against the appointment of Dar due to his dubious degree.[13] The resolution also noted that appointment was "clear violation of merit and unacceptable as he had suffered a massive defeat in the general elections".[14] On 13 October, Pakistan Today also noted that Dar's appointment as chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme violates 2014 order of Lahore High Court.[15]
On 3 December 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed him as his Special Assistant to PM on Youth Affairs.[16][17] On October 4, 2023, after 4 months of disappearance due to 9 May Protest, Usman Dar appeared in an interview and declared to leave Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Politics.
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