Talal Chaudhry (; born 19 August 1973) is a Pakistani politician, currently serving Minister of State for Interior, since March 2025, also serving as a

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(Senator) from since April 2024. Previously, he was a member of the

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, from June 2013 to May 2018.He served as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information Technology and Science and Technology in the cabinet of

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from 2013 to 2017. He served as Minister of State for Interior, in

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from August 2017 to May 2018. Now serving as an Senator (MP) from Punjab and Minister of State for Interior.

Early life and education

Talal was born on 19 August 1973. His uncle Muhammad Akram Chaudhry is a politician, being a former town

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. Active in the PP-47 (Faisalabad) constituency, Akram Chaudhry, an agriculturist, businessman and social worker, has also served as President of

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at the

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level and as Minister for Auqaf, Ushr and Zakat from 1990 to 1993. In terms of education, Talal has earned a

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(BSc Honors), a

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(LLB) and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA).

Political career

Talal ran for the seat of the

as a candidate of

(PML-N) from Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III) in the

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but was unsuccessful. He received 49,807 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Asim Nazir. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, also known as the Punjab Assembly, is the supreme legislative body of Punjab, a province of Pakistan. It convenes at the Assembly Building in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. It is a unicameral legislature o ...

as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-53 (Faisalabad-III) and from Constituency PP-55 (Faisalabad-V) He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-76 (Faisalabad-II) in the

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. He received 101,797 votes and defeated Malik Nawab Sher Wasseer, a candidate of

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(PPP) with a lead of 60,000+ votes. During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information Technology and Science and Technology. Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi as Minister of State for Interior. Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Chaudhry ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Interior. In March 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan indicted Chaudhry for committing contempt of court. Chuadhry rejected the contempt allegations. In August 2018, the Supreme Court found Chaudhry guilty of contempt of court and disqualified him from holding public office and from contesting elections for five years. This judgment was believed to be a result of political victimisation the judgment later increased Tallal Chaudry’s popularity because the public was convinced that it was a result of him being loyal to his leadership and party. The three-judge bench also slapped him a fine of Rs 100,000. In September 2018, he challenged the verdict of the Supreme Court. In the

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Talal lost his seat NA-102 securing 97869 votes against

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candidate Malik Nawab Sher Waseer. In 2024 he decided not to run in the 2024 general election after not being awarded a ticket by PML-N. In the

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, he was elected Senator from a PML-N ticket, from Punjab Province. In 2025, he was appointed as Minister of State for Interior and Narcotics, he was loyalist of

thats why he appointed as State Minister.

Electoral history

2013

2018

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudry, Muhammad Tallal Living people Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs People from Jaranwala 1973 births Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018