Sheikh Waqas Akram ( ur, شیخ وقاص اکرم; born 26 August 1976) is a Pakistani politician and a former member of the

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from November 2002 to November 2007 and from March 2008 to March 2013. He was the Minister of State for Labour and Manpower.

Education

According to him, he holds a master's degree in Information Systems Management from

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. He did his bachelor's degree from Government College Lahore in

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and

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. He did his matriculation from

Abbottabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...

public School. He remained the Federal Minister of Education. He organised Malala Fund Event in Paris with the help of UNESCO.

Political career

He won

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from NA-89 on PML-Q ticket. Previously, he had been Parliamentary Secretary of economic Affairs division, also remained Chairman standing committee on Petroleum and natural resources and a senior vice President of PML-Q. He was Member of National Assembly of Pakistan and Minister of State for Labor and Manpower. He was the Federal minister of Education in Asif Ali Zardari govt as a coalition partner of the govt. He could not take part in 2013 general elections because returning officer rejected his nomination papers based on a letter sent by HEC about his fake degrees. He later challenged his rejection in a higher court Tribunal which allowed him to contest

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. He decided not to contest the elections. He is one of the prominent leaders of PML (N). Later he participated in 2018 Election as an independent candidate but failed to win against Ghulam Bibi Bharwana. On 11 March 2023, Akram joined the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf declaring allegiance to the '' Haqiqi Azadi March'' and the party's manifesto.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akram, Sheikh Waqas Pakistan Muslim League (Q) politicians Living people Politicians from Punjab, Pakistan People from Jhang District Central Queensland University alumni Government College University, Lahore alumni 1976 births Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007

Education

Political career

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