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| term_start = 20 August 2018
| term_start = 20 August 2018
| term_end = 10 April 2022
| term_end = 10 April 2022
| successor = [[Mufti Abdul Shakoor]]
| successor = [[Abdul Shakoor]]
| predecessor = Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh {{small|(caretaker)}}
| predecessor = Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh {{small|(caretaker)}}
| office1 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
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| term_end2 = 2013
| term_end2 = 2013
| constituency2 = [[Constituency NA-45|NA-45 (Tribal Area-X)]]
| constituency2 = [[Constituency NA-45|NA-45 (Tribal Area-X)]]
| party = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.svg}} [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (2017-present)
| party = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] (2017-present)
| nationality = {{flag|Pakistan|name=Pakistani}}
| nationality = Pakistani
| office3 = President of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] Erstwhile [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas|FATA]]
| office3 = President of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] Erstwhile [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas|FATA]]
| term_start3 = 16 January 2023
| term_start3 = 16 January 2023
| 1blankname3 = Chairman
| 1blankname3 = [[Chairman]]
| 1namedata3 = [[Imran Khan]]
| 1namedata3 = [[Imran Khan]]<br>[[Gohar Ali Khan]]
| relations = [[Muhammad Adnan Qadri]] (nephew)
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He holds a PhD degree.<ref>{{cite news |title=PhD, MSc degree holders in Federal and Provincial cabinets of PTI government |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/454556-PhD,-MSc-degree-holders-in-Federal-and-Provincial-cabinets-of-Imran-Khan |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=Dunya News}}</ref>
He holds a PhD degree.<ref>{{cite news |title=PhD, MSc degree holders in Federal and Provincial cabinets of PTI government |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/454556-PhD,-MSc-degree-holders-in-Federal-and-Provincial-cabinets-of-Imran-Khan |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=Dunya News |archive-date=1 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901085109/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/454556-PhD,-MSc-degree-holders-in-Federal-and-Provincial-cabinets-of-Imran-Khan |url-status=live }}</ref>


A [[Sunni]], he belongs to the [[Barelvi]] school of thought. He is a prominent religious figure in [[Landi Kotal]] and has a large following. His brother Hafiz Abdul Malik is also a politician, having been a senator.<ref name="newslinemagazine/18sept2018">{{cite news |title=The Prime Minister's Cabinet |url=http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/the-prime-ministers-cabinet/ |accessdate=19 September 2018 |work=Newsline |date=18 September 2018}}</ref>
A [[Sunni]], he belongs to the [[Barelvi]] school of thought. He is a prominent religious figure in [[Landi Kotal]] and has a large following. His brother Hafiz Abdul Malik is also a politician, having been a senator.<ref name="newslinemagazine/18sept2018">{{cite news |title=The Prime Minister's Cabinet |url=http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/the-prime-ministers-cabinet/ |accessdate=19 September 2018 |work=Newsline |date=18 September 2018 |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918172401/http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/the-prime-ministers-cabinet/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from [[Constituency NA-45|Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X)]] as an independent candidate in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Newly-elected NWFP MPs form group|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/62305|accessdate=21 July 2017|work=dawn.com|date=18 October 2002|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Shinwari|first1=Ibrahim|title=Electioneering picks up momentum in Khyber Agency|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/279772|accessdate=21 July 2017|work=dawn.com|date=11 December 2007|language=en}}</ref> He received 9,121 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ajab Khan Afridi.<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=25 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref> Reportedly, he served as Minister for Religious Affairs in the federal cabinet during the rule of former President [[Pervez Musharraf]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Prime Minister Imran Khan's Federal Cabinet: Who is Who? |url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/453443-Prime-Minister-Imran-Khan-federal-Cabinet:-Who-is-Who |accessdate=21 August 2018 |work=Dunya News}}</ref>
He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from [[Constituency NA-45|Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X)]] as an independent candidate in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Newly-elected NWFP MPs form group|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/62305|accessdate=21 July 2017|work=dawn.com|date=18 October 2002|language=en|archive-date=21 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223211/https://www.dawn.com/news/62305|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Shinwari|first1=Ibrahim|title=Electioneering picks up momentum in Khyber Agency|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/279772|accessdate=21 July 2017|work=dawn.com|date=11 December 2007|language=en|archive-date=21 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223224/https://www.dawn.com/news/279772|url-status=live}}</ref> He received 9,121 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ajab Khan Afridi.<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=25 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref> Reportedly, he served as Minister for Religious Affairs in the federal cabinet during the rule of former President [[Pervez Musharraf]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Prime Minister Imran Khan's Federal Cabinet: Who is Who? |url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/453443-Prime-Minister-Imran-Khan-federal-Cabinet:-Who-is-Who |accessdate=21 August 2018 |work=Dunya News |archive-date=20 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820165211/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/453443-Prime-Minister-Imran-Khan-federal-Cabinet:-Who-is-Who |url-status=live }}</ref>


He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X) as an independent candidate in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="tribune/11may2013">{{cite news|title=Independent candidate bags Khyber Agency's NA-45 - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/547797/independent-candidate-bags-khyber-agencys-na-45/|work=The Express Tribune|date=11 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Shinwari|first1=Ibrahim|title=Landi Kotal: Results of three Fata constituencies withheld|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/290123|accessdate=21 July 2017|work=dawn.com|date=20 February 2008|language=en}}</ref> He received 13,876 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Mohammad Ibrahim Koki Khel.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=25 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}</ref> In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Zakat and Ushr<ref>{{cite news |title=Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/328631 |accessdate=21 August 2018 |work=dawn.com |date=5 November 2008}}</ref> where he continued to serve until December 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Five ministers lose portfolios to devolution |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/590491 |accessdate=21 August 2018 |work=dawn.com |date=12 December 2010}}</ref> He remained a member of the federal cabinet without portfolio from December 2010 to February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/cabinet/userfiles1/file/Info%20serveces/Federal%20Cabinet%20since%201947/12%20april%20updated/Federal%20Cabinet%20of%20Syed%20Yousaf%20Raza%20Gillani,%20Latest_doc.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |accessdate=21 August 2018}}</ref>
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X) as an independent candidate in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="tribune/11may2013">{{cite news|title=Independent candidate bags Khyber Agency's NA-45 - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/547797/independent-candidate-bags-khyber-agencys-na-45/|work=The Express Tribune|date=11 May 2013|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809171841/https://tribune.com.pk/story/547797/independent-candidate-bags-khyber-agencys-na-45/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Shinwari|first1=Ibrahim|title=Landi Kotal: Results of three Fata constituencies withheld|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/290123|accessdate=21 July 2017|work=dawn.com|date=20 February 2008|language=en|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810041012/https://www.dawn.com/news/290123|url-status=live}}</ref> He received 13,876 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Mohammad Ibrahim Koki Khel.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=25 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}</ref> In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Zakat and Ushr<ref>{{cite news |title=Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/328631 |accessdate=21 August 2018 |work=dawn.com |date=5 November 2008 |archive-date=12 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812141526/https://www.dawn.com/news/328631 |url-status=live }}</ref> where he continued to serve until December 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Five ministers lose portfolios to devolution |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/590491 |accessdate=21 August 2018 |work=dawn.com |date=12 December 2010 |archive-date=26 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526191500/https://www.dawn.com/news/590491 |url-status=live }}</ref> He remained a member of the federal cabinet without portfolio from December 2010 to February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/cabinet/userfiles1/file/Info%20serveces/Federal%20Cabinet%20since%201947/12%20april%20updated/Federal%20Cabinet%20of%20Syed%20Yousaf%20Raza%20Gillani,%20Latest_doc.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |accessdate=21 August 2018 |archive-date=5 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505115247/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/cabinet/userfiles1/file/Info%20serveces/Federal%20Cabinet%20since%201947/12%20april%20updated/Federal%20Cabinet%20of%20Syed%20Yousaf%20Raza%20Gillani,%20Latest_doc.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>


He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X) as an independent candidate in [[2013 Pakistani general election]]<ref name="dawn/10may2013">{{cite news|last1=Shinwari|first1=Ibrahim|title=Business tycoon and religious figure to fight it out in NA-45|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1010578|accessdate=21 July 2017|work=dawn.com|date=10 May 2013|language=en}}</ref> but was unsuccessful.<ref name="tribune/11may2013" /> He received 20,181 votes and lost the seat to [[Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=26 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=26 May 2018}}</ref>
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X) as an independent candidate in [[2013 Pakistani general election]]<ref name="dawn/10may2013">{{cite news|last1=Shinwari|first1=Ibrahim|title=Business tycoon and religious figure to fight it out in NA-45|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1010578|accessdate=21 July 2017|work=dawn.com|date=10 May 2013|language=en|archive-date=27 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527202055/https://www.dawn.com/news/1010578|url-status=live}}</ref> but was unsuccessful.<ref name="tribune/11may2013" /> He received 20,181 votes and lost the seat to [[Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=26 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=26 May 2018}}</ref>


He joined [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) in November 2017.<ref name="newslinemagazine/18sept2018" />
He joined [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) in November 2017.<ref name="newslinemagazine/18sept2018" />


He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency [[NA-43 (Tribal Area-IV)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI's Noor-UL-Haq Qadri wins NA-43 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/ptis-noor-ul-haq-qadri-wins-na-43-election/ |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan |date=26 July 2018}}</ref> He received 33,243 votes and defeated [[Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NA-43 Result - Election Results 2018 - Khyber Agency 1 Tribal Area 4 - NA-43 Candidates - NA-43 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-43 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |accessdate=1 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency [[NA-43 (Tribal Area-IV)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI's Noor-UL-Haq Qadri wins NA-43 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/ptis-noor-ul-haq-qadri-wins-na-43-election/ |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan |date=26 July 2018 |archive-date=1 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801190437/https://www.app.com.pk/ptis-noor-ul-haq-qadri-wins-na-43-election/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He received 33,243 votes and defeated [[Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NA-43 Result - Election Results 2018 - Khyber Agency 1 Tribal Area 4 - NA-43 Candidates - NA-43 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-43 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |accessdate=1 August 2018 |language=en |archive-date=1 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801060245/https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-43 |url-status=live }}</ref>


On 18 August, [[Imran Khan]] formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Qadri was named as [[Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony|Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427792/pm-imran-khan-finalises-names-of-21-member-cabinet |accessdate=18 August 2018 |work=dawn.com |date=18 August 2018}}</ref> On 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.<ref>{{cite news |title=16 ministers from PM Imran Khan's cabinet sworn in |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1428169/16-ministers-from-pm-imran-khans-cabinet-sworn-in |accessdate=20 August 2018 |work=dawn.com |date=20 August 2018}}</ref>
On 18 August, [[Imran Khan]] formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Qadri was named as [[Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony|Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427792/pm-imran-khan-finalises-names-of-21-member-cabinet |accessdate=18 August 2018 |work=dawn.com |date=18 August 2018 |archive-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818175537/https://www.dawn.com/news/1427792/pm-imran-khan-finalises-names-of-21-member-cabinet |url-status=live }}</ref> On 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.<ref>{{cite news |title=16 ministers from PM Imran Khan's cabinet sworn in |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1428169/16-ministers-from-pm-imran-khans-cabinet-sworn-in |accessdate=20 August 2018 |work=dawn.com |date=20 August 2018 |archive-date=20 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820061352/https://www.dawn.com/news/1428169/16-ministers-from-pm-imran-khans-cabinet-sworn-in |url-status=live }}</ref>


He condemned the [[2020 Karak temple attack]], where a mob of 1,500 local Muslims led by a local Islamic cleric and the supporters of [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party]] attacked and burnt the temple.<ref name="Aljazeera">{{Cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/12/31/pakistan-arrests-14-people-over-demolishing-of-hindu-temple|title=Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack|newspaper=Aljazeera|date=31 December 2020|access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Imtiaz">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/hindu-temple-in-pakistan-vandalised-set-on-fire/story-06WMhxga1WvRXA4shTjtlI_amp.html|title=Hindu temple in Pakistan vandalised, set on fire|newspaper=Hindustan Times|author=Imtiaz Ahmad|date=31 December 2020|access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
He condemned the [[2020 Karak temple attack]], where a mob of 1,500 local Muslims led by a local Islamic cleric and the supporters of [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party]] attacked and burnt the temple.<ref name="Aljazeera">{{Cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/12/31/pakistan-arrests-14-people-over-demolishing-of-hindu-temple|title=Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack|newspaper=Aljazeera|date=31 December 2020|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122052923/https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/12/31/pakistan-arrests-14-people-over-demolishing-of-hindu-temple|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Imtiaz">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/hindu-temple-in-pakistan-vandalised-set-on-fire/story-06WMhxga1WvRXA4shTjtlI_amp.html|title=Hindu temple in Pakistan vandalised, set on fire|newspaper=Hindustan Times|author=Imtiaz Ahmad|date=31 December 2020|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128163142/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/hindu-temple-in-pakistan-vandalised-set-on-fire/story-06WMhxga1WvRXA4shTjtlI_amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:07, 11 January 2025

Noor-ul-Haq Qadri
Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony
In office
20 August 2018 – 10 April 2022
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byMuhammad Yusuf Shaikh (caretaker)
Succeeded byAbdul Shakoor
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 17 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-43 (Tribal Area-IV)
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-45 (Tribal Area-X)
President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Erstwhile FATA
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 January 2023
ChairmanImran Khan
Gohar Ali Khan
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPTI (2017-present)
RelationsMuhammad Adnan Qadri (nephew)

Noor-ul-Haq Qadri is a Pakistani politician who was Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony (20 August 2018 – 10 April 2022). He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2013.

Personal life

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He holds a PhD degree.[1]

A Sunni, he belongs to the Barelvi school of thought. He is a prominent religious figure in Landi Kotal and has a large following. His brother Hafiz Abdul Malik is also a politician, having been a senator.[2]

Political career

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He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X) as an independent candidate in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3][4] He received 9,121 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ajab Khan Afridi.[5] Reportedly, he served as Minister for Religious Affairs in the federal cabinet during the rule of former President Pervez Musharraf.[6]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X) as an independent candidate in 2008 Pakistani general election.[7][8] He received 13,876 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Mohammad Ibrahim Koki Khel.[9] In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Federal Minister for Zakat and Ushr[10] where he continued to serve until December 2010.[11] He remained a member of the federal cabinet without portfolio from December 2010 to February 2011.[12]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-X) as an independent candidate in 2013 Pakistani general election[13] but was unsuccessful.[7] He received 20,181 votes and lost the seat to Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi.[14]

He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in November 2017.[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-43 (Tribal Area-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[15] He received 33,243 votes and defeated Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi.[16]

On 18 August, Imran Khan formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Qadri was named as Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony.[17] On 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.[18]

He condemned the 2020 Karak temple attack, where a mob of 1,500 local Muslims led by a local Islamic cleric and the supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party attacked and burnt the temple.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ "PhD, MSc degree holders in Federal and Provincial cabinets of PTI government". Dunya News. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The Prime Minister's Cabinet". Newsline. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Newly-elected NWFP MPs form group". dawn.com. 18 October 2002. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ^ Shinwari, Ibrahim (11 December 2007). "Electioneering picks up momentum in Khyber Agency". dawn.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Prime Minister Imran Khan's Federal Cabinet: Who is Who?". Dunya News. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Independent candidate bags Khyber Agency's NA-45 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ^ Shinwari, Ibrahim (20 February 2008). "Landi Kotal: Results of three Fata constituencies withheld". dawn.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant". dawn.com. 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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