Muhammad Hashim Dogar is a Pakistani politician who had served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Home and Prisons from 6 August 2022 to 11 October 2022. He had also served as the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Population Welfare from 6 September 2018 to 1 April 2022. He served in the Pakistan Army for 26 years. He served in an infantry battalion and later in the intelligence corps.
Muhammad Hashim Dogar | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Home and Prisons | |
| In office 6 August 2022 – 11 October 2022 | |
| Minister | Population and welfare |
Chief Minister | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
Governor | Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman |
| Preceded by | Attaullah Tarar |
| Succeeded by | Omer Sarfraz Cheema |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 27 August 2018 | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 30, March 2022 | |
| Constituency | PP-177 Kasur-IV |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Irrigation | |
| In office 14 October 2022 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 June 1969 |
| Party | TLP (2025-present) |
Other political affiliations | IPP (2023-2025) PTI (2018-2023) |
He is from Jamsher Kalan, Kanganpur Tehsil Chunian, Kasur.
Political career
editHe was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from PP-177 (Kasur-IV) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[1]
On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar without any ministerial portfolio.[2] On 6 September 2018, he was appointed Provincial Minister of Punjab for Population Welfare. He served in this position till the resignation of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on 1 April 2022.
He was later inducted into the cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Home and Prisons on 6 August 2022. He resigned from his position on 11 October 2022 due to "personal commitments and some health issues".[3]
He left the PTI in the wake of the 2023 Pakistani protests, and on 15 August 2023, joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP).[4][5]
He contested the 2024 Pakistani general election as a candidate of the IPP from NA-133 Kasur-III, but was unsuccessful. He received 4,289 votes and was defeated by Azeemuddin Zahid Lakhvi, an independent candidate supported by the PTI. He also contested the 2024 Punjab provincial election as a candidate of the IPP from PP-180 Kasur-VI, but was unsuccessful. He received 21,421 votes and was defeated by Ahsan Raza Khan, an independent candidate.[6]
He left the IPP on 11 August 2025.
References
edit- ↑ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Aleem Khan steps away from business before taking oath as minister". Pakistan Today. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "Five ministers of Punjab get portfolios". Dunya News. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ↑ "Hashim Dogar, other former lawmakers follow suit in leaving PTI". DAWN.COM. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ↑ "Col Hashim Dogar joins IPP". www.nation.com.pk. 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ↑ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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