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Hammad Azhar

PEP · Politician

Hammad Azhar is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Hammad Azhar · Muhammad Hammad Azhar · حماد أظهر · محمد حماد اظہر · হাম্মদ আজহার · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Muhammed Hammad Azhar				[sources]
Birth date	1981				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Pakistan				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Political association	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q55761250				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Federal Minister for Economic Affairs (Pakistan) (2019-2020) · Federal Minister for Energy (2021-2022) · Federal Minister for Finance (2021-2021) · Federal Minister for Industries and Production (Pakistan) (2020-2021) · Member of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan (-2023)				[sources]
Education	SOAS, University of London · Wellington College				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-13	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Pakistani politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-20

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,210

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons289,950

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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