Attaullah Tarar
Former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Interior and Legal affairs
In office
16 December 2022 – 10 August 2023
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N) (2022-present)
RelationsMuhammad Rafiq Tarar (grandfather)
Saira Afzal Tarar (aunt)
Bilal Farooq Tarar (brother)

Attaullah Tarar (Urdu/Punjabi: عطاء اللہ تارڑ) is a Pakistani politician and lawyer. He Served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on interior and legal affairs with the status of federal minister under the cabinet of Shehbaz Sharif. He also served as Spokes Person of Punjab Government and Home Minister of Punjab in the Cabinet of that time Chief Minister Punjab Mian Hamza Shehbaz Sharif in 2022. He is a Deputy Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League (N) [1]

Early life and education

Tarar was born into a Punjabi Jat family of the Tarar clan to Muhammad Farooq Tarar.[2] He is a paternal grandson of Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, who served as the president of Pakistan from 1998 to 2001.[3] His younger brother, Bilal Farooq Tarar, was a member of the Punjab provincial assembly from 2018 to 2023.[4][2] His aunt, Saira Afzal Tarar, has served as a federal minister and member of the National Assembly.[2]

He has done his LLB (Honours) from the University of London.[5]

Political career

Tarar holds the position of Deputy Secretary-General in the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[1] He began his career in politics as the Home minister of Punjab and a spokesperson for the Punjab government under the brief chief ministership of Hamza Shahbaz in early 2022.[1]

On 28 July 2022, Tarar was appointed as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on narcotics control in the cabinet of Shehbaz Sharif.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Attaullah Tarar appointed SAPM on interior". The Nation. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bilal Farooq Tarar". Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Hussain, Javed (7 March 2022). "Former president and PML-N leader Rafiq Tarar passes away in Lahore at 92". Dawn. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Tarar, Attaullah (26 February 2023). "On the way to Gujranwala with brother ex-MPA Bilal Farooq Tarar". Instagram. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "PML-N's Attaullah Tarar appointed as Punjab government's spokesperson". Geo News. 24 May 2022.


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