Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar

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Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar is the Minister for Defence.

Born in Lahore on June 22, 1946, Mukhtar received his Master of Science degree in operational Management from California, USA and also earned a Diploma in Plastic Technology from West Germany.

A businessman by profession, Mukhtar entered politics in 1990 as a member of the Pakistan People’s Party. He was elected to the National assembly in 1993 and was appointed Minister for Commerce till 1996 during the tenure of Benazir Bhutto. In 2008 he was appointed Minister for Defence and is serving currently.

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