Senator Kamran Michael | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Statistics | |
| In office 4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Shamshad Akhtar |
| Minister for Human Rights | |
| In office 21 May 2016 – 28 July 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Minister for Ports and Shipping | |
| In office 8 June 2013 – 21 May 2016 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Babar Ghauri |
| Succeeded by | Hasil Bizenjo |
| Member of theSenate of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1973-10-09)October 9, 1973 (age 51)[1] Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan, |
| Political party | AP (2025-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PMLN (1993–2025) |
| Alma mater | Punjab University BA[2] |
Kamran Michael (Urdu:کامران مائیکل) is aPakistani politician who served asMinister for Statistics, inAbbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He previously served as theMinister for Human Rights in thethird Sharif ministry from 2013 to 2017. A member of thePakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Michael held the cabinet portfolio ofMinister for Ports and Shipping from 2013 to 2016.
Michael has been an elected member of theSenate of Pakistan on minorities seat since 2012 and has served as the Provincial Minister for Minorities Affairs, Human Rights, Women development, Social Welfare and Finance in theProvincial Assembly of Punjab.
In 2016, he moved theHindu marriage bill in 2016, which later became law.[3]
Michael started his political career in 2001 after getting elected as Councillor. Later he was elected as Member of Lahore District Council.[4]
Michael was elected as member of theProvincial Assembly of Punjab for the first time in2002 Pakistani general election on one of the eight seats reserved for minorities. He was re-elected as the member of theProvincial Assembly of the Punjab for a second term in2008 Pakistani general election. He was appointed as provincial minister of Punjab for human rights, provincial minister for Minority Affairs, provincial minister for Social Welfare and provincial minister for Women development.[5][6][7][8] In 2010, he was appointed as the provincial minister for Finance[6][4][9][10]
Michael was elected member of theSenate of Pakistan in 2012 for the first time on a seat reserved for minorities after assassination ofShahbaz Bhatti.[11][12] Upon PML-N victory in the2013 Pakistani general election, Michael was made theMinister for Ports and Shipping in June 2013 where he served until May 2016.[13][14] In 2016, he was appointed as Minister for Human Rights.[13]
He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif afterPanama Papers case decision.[15] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet ofAbbasi.[16][17] He was appointed as the Federal Minister for Statistics.[18]
He was nominated by PML-N as its candidate in2018 Pakistani Senate election.[19] However theElection Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of theSupreme Court of Pakistan.[20]
He was re-elected to the Senate as an independent candidate on a reserved seat for non-Muslim from Punjab in Senate election.[21][22] On 12 March 2018, he ceased to hold the office of Federal Minister for Statistics due to expiration of his term in the Senate.[23] On 15 March 2018, he was re-inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi[24] and was re-appointed as Federal Minister for Statistics.[25]
He joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after assuming the office of Senator.[26] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Michael ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Statistics.[27]
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| Preceded by | Minister for Ports and Shipping 2013–2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Human Rights 2016–2017 | Incumbent |
