Early Life and Education:
- Born on June 22, 1956, in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
- Family is of saintly lineage and caretakers of the Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariain Multan
- Fluent in Urdu, English, Punjabi, and Saraiki
- Education: Aitchison College, Lahore; Bachelor's from Forman Christian College; MA (Law) and MA (History) from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; B.A. from University of the Punjab
Political Career:
- Elected to Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Multan in 1985
- Joined Pakistan Muslim League (PML) in 1986
- Minister of Planning and Development in the provincial cabinet of Punjab (1988-1990)
- Minister of Finance in Chief Minister Manzoor Wattoo's provincial cabinet of Punjab (1990-1993)
- Joined Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in 1993
- Spokesman of PPP (1996)
- Defeated in 1997 Pakistani general election
- Served as District Nazim (Mayor) of Multan (2000-2002)
- Re-elected to National Assembly of Pakistan from Multan in 2002
- President of Pakistan Peoples Party Punjab (2006)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani (2008-2011)
- Resigned from PPP and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2011
- Vice Chairman of PTI (2011-present)
Other Positions:
- Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (1985-1993, 1988-1990)
- Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (1993-1996)
- Mayor of Multan (2000-2002)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008-2011, 2018-2022)
- Vice Chairman of PTI (2011-present)
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