Usman Ibrahim
{{Short description|Pakistani politician (born 1939)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Usman Ibrahim
| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
| term_start = 15 August 2018
| term_end = 10 August 2023
| constituency = NA-82 (Gujranwala-IV)
| term_start1 = 17 March 2008
| term_end1 = 31 May 2018
| constituency1 = NA-95 (Gujranwala-I)
| office2 = Federal Minister for Defence Production
| term_start2 = 3 May 2018
| term_end2 = 31 May 2018
| president2 = Mamnoon Hussain
| primeminister2 = Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
| successor2 = Hussain Haroon
| office3 = Minister of State for Human Rights
| term_start3 = 10 October 2017
| term_end3 = 3 May 2018
| president3 = Mamnoon Hussain
| office4 = Minister of State for Law and Justice
| term_start4 = August 2017
| term_end4 = 10 October 2017
| president4 = Mamnoon Hussain
| primeminister4 = Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
| office5 = Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development
| term_start5 = January 2014
| term_end5 = November 2015
| successor5 = Tariq Fazal Chaudhry
| president5 = Mamnoon Hussain
| primeminister5 = Nawaz Sharif
| office6 = Minister of State for Housing and Works
| term_start6 = June 2013
| term_end6 = January 2014
| president6 = Mamnoon Hussain
| primeminister6 = Nawaz Sharif
| nationality = Pakistani
| otherparty = PMLN (2018-2023)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|9|1|df=y}}
| native_name = {{nq|عثمان ابراہیم}}
| children = Shahid Usman Ibrahim (son)
}}
Usman Ibrahim ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|عثمان ابراہیم}}}}; born 1 September 1939) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from March 2008 to May 2018.
He served as Federal Minister for Defence Production, in Abbasi cabinet in May 2018. Previously, he served as Minister of State for Housing and Works from June 2013 to January 2014, as Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development from January 2014 to November 2015, as Minister of State for Law and Justice from August 2017 to October 2017, and as Minister of State for Human Rights from October 2017 to May 2018.
Early life and education
He graduated from Government College University in Lahore before doing law graduation from Punjab University Law College in Lahore. He did Barrister at Law from Lincoln's Inn.{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.mohr.gov.pk/profile5255.html?id=9|publisher=Ministry of Human Rights|access-date=30 December 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230073249/http://www.mohr.gov.pk/profile5255.html?id=9|archive-date=30 December 2017}}
Political career
He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1999, and held the portfolio of Minister of Education of Punjab from 1990 to 1993.{{cite news|title=PML-QA, PPP vote-split to benefit PML-N in NA-95|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/60232|access-date=2 February 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=5 October 2002|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234046/http://www.dawn.com/news/60232|archive-date=2 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=Tough competition for NA-95 likely|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/57139/tough-competition-for-na-95-likely|access-date=2 February 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=14 September 2002|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234813/http://www.dawn.com/news/57139/tough-competition-for-na-95-likely|archive-date=2 February 2017}}
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-95 (Gujranwala-I) in the 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful{{cite news|title=Biradarism rules the roost|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/289319|access-date=2 February 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=14 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234142/http://www.dawn.com/news/289319|archive-date=2 February 2017}} and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party.{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=25 February 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archive-date=26 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}
He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-95 (Gujranwala-I) as a candidate of PML-N in the 2008 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=Rebellious women make PML-N give up NA slot|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/331435/rebellious-women-make-pml-n-give-up-na-slot|access-date=2 February 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=24 November 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234944/http://www.dawn.com/news/331435/rebellious-women-make-pml-n-give-up-na-slot|archive-date=2 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=90 political activists released|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/308884|access-date=2 February 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=25 June 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234351/http://www.dawn.com/news/308884|archive-date=2 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=Gujranwala sends six lawyers to NA|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/290448/newspaper/column|access-date=2 February 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=22 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202235028/http://www.dawn.com/news/290448/newspaper/column|archive-date=2 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=Winning margin on 88 out of 272 National Assembly seats is 10,000 votes or less|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/618059-winning-margin-on-88-out-of-272-national-assembly-seats-is-10,000-votes-or-less|access-date=2 February 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|date=14 November 2011|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203075743/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/618059-winning-margin-on-88-out-of-272-national-assembly-seats-is-10,000-votes-or-less|archive-date=3 February 2017}}
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-95 (Gujranwala-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=Abid Saeed new KP chief secretary|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/155839-Abid-Saeed-new-KP-chief-secretary|access-date=2 February 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|date=8 October 2016|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203080437/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/155839-Abid-Saeed-new-KP-chief-secretary|archive-date=3 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=PML-N groups lobby for Gujranwala MC mayor's slot|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1224927|access-date=2 February 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=8 December 2015|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234616/http://www.dawn.com/news/1224927|archive-date=2 February 2017}}
In June 2013, he was appointed the Minister of State for Housing and Works in the Nawaz Sharif cabinet.{{cite news|title=Minister wants illegally occupied houses vacated|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1017059/minister-wants-illegally-occupied-houses-vacated|access-date=2 February 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=9 June 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234353/http://www.dawn.com/news/1017059/minister-wants-illegally-occupied-houses-vacated|archive-date=2 February 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://www.nation.com.pk/national/07-Jun-2013/25-member-federal-cabinet-sworn-in | title=Sworn in as Minister of State | publisher=Nation PK | date=7 June 2013 | access-date=24 June 2014 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210145811/http://www.nation.com.pk/national/07-Jun-2013/25-member-federal-cabinet-sworn-in | archive-date=10 February 2014 }}
Ibrahim was made the state minister for Capital Administration and Development Division and was replaced by Tariq Fazal Chaudhry in November 2015 due to reason government was not satisfied with the performance of Ibrahim.{{cite news|title=Tariq Fazal new CADD minister|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1221172|access-date=3 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=21 November 2015|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035923/https://www.dawn.com/news/1221172|archive-date=4 March 2017}} He continued to serve as state minister without portfolio.{{cite news|last1=Ghumman|first1=Khawar|title=Parliament watch: New cabinet ministers cause stir, no splash|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1222625|access-date=31 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=27 November 2015|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728161925/https://www.dawn.com/news/1222625|archive-date=28 July 2017}} He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.{{cite news|title=PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|access-date=28 July 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|archive-date=28 July 2017}}
Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|access-date=4 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archive-date=4 August 2017}}{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|access-date=4 August 2017|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017}} He was made the minister of state for law and Justice.{{cite news|title=Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|access-date=26 September 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=25 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925173416/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|archive-date=25 September 2017}} In October 2017, he was made Minister of State for Human Rights.{{cite news|last1=Junaidi|first1=Ikram|title=Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1363211|access-date=9 November 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108202444/https://www.dawn.com/news/1363211|archive-date=8 November 2017}}
On 3 May 2018, he was elevated as a federal minister{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=Barrister Ibrahim made federal minister|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1405533/barrister-ibrahim-made-federal-minister|access-date=4 May 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 May 2018}} and was appointed Federal Minister for Defence Production in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.{{cite news |title=Barrister Usman made Minister for Defence Production |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/312213-barrister-usman-made-minister-for-defence-production |access-date=1 June 2018 |work=The News |language=en}} Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Ibrahim ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Defence Production.{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2018}}
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-82 (Gujranwala-IV) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.{{cite news |title=PML-N's Usman Ibrahim wins NA-82 election |url=http://www.app.com.pk/pml-ns-usman-ibrahim-wins-na-82-election/ |access-date=3 August 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan |date=26 July 2018}}
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