Mahmood Azam Farooqui
Mahmood Azam Farooqui | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1970–1977 | |
| Constituency | NW-131 (Karachi-IV) |
| Minister of Education and Broadcasting | |
| In office 23 August 1978 – 21 April 1979 | |
| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mahmood Azam Farooqui was a Pakistani politician who served as the federal minister for education and broadcasting in the second presidential cabinet of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq from August 1978 to April 1979.[1] He was earlier elected to the National Assembly from Karachi as a candidate of Jamaat-e-Islami in the 1970 Pakistani general election.[2]
Political career
In the 1970 Pakistani general election, Farooqi was elected from Constituency NW-131 (Karachi-IV) as a Jamaat-e-Islami candidate. He received 48,785 votes and narrowly defeated Maulana Muhammad Shafi Okarvi, who received 48,737 votes.[2]
During the early years of the post-1971 parliament, Farooqi was active in National Assembly proceedings. He moved an adjournment motion on the proposed trial of Yahya Khan.[3]
On 23 August 1978, Farooqi was inducted into Zia-ul-Haq's second presidential cabinet.[4] He served as a Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Where censorship silenced Pakistani cinema, it sparked a silver screen revolution in Iran". Images. Dawn. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- 1 2 "NW-131 Karachi General Election 1970 Result". Election Pakistani. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1973: Fifty Years Ago: Yahya's trial". Dawn. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ Imran, Naumana Kiran (2023). "Composition and Working of the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan: Zia ul Haq Era, 1977–1988" (PDF). Pakistan Journal of History and Culture. 44 (2). Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "UK: Pakistan Minister of Information and Broadcasting Mahmood Azam Farooqui discusses fate of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto". British Pathé. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Maudoodi's six points". Dawn. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2026.