Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan

 

Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is the 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan and 39th Foreign Minister. He is also Leader of the House in the Senate of Pakistan. Senator Dar also serves on a number of Constitutional and Cabinet committees: Chairman of Cabinet Committee on Privatization, Member of the Council of Common Interest, Member of the Cabinet Committee on Chinese Investment Projects, and Chairman of the Cabinet Committee to Oversee Outsourcing of Airports in Pakistan. 

Senator Dar previously served four times as Finance Minister of Pakistan: 1998-1999, 2008, 2013-2017, and 2002-2023. He has held also important high public offices including: Chief Executive/Minister of State, Pakistan Investment Board 1992-93; Minister for Commerce & Investment 1997-99; Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Implementation Commission 2010-11.

Senator Dar is a member of Pakistan Muslim League-N and joined politics in mid 1980s. He has served twice as Member of the National Assembly: 1993-96 and 1997-99 and its his fifth term as Member of the Senate of Pakistan: 2003-06, 2006-12, 2012-18, 2018-24 and 2024-30.  At the Senate, he has served in the past both as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the House. He was also Chairman of the Parliamentary Electoral Reforms Committee which consolidated and reformed the different election laws in Pakistan and finalized the draft Election Act 2017. 

Before joining active politics, Senator Dar worked as Finance Director 1974-76 in England, as Senior Auditor 1976-77 in Africa, as Financial Advisor 1978-87 of a multi-national company,  as Chairman/CEO of Non-Banking Financial Institution 1988-92 in Pakistan and as Financial Advisor 2002-08 in Middle East. He has been at different times an ex-officio Governor on the Boards of World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in the last 25 years. 

Senator Dar is a former President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1993 and currently he is President of the Old Ravians Association. 

After under-graduating from Government College University, Lahore, Mr. Dar graduated in 1969 from the University of Punjab in B.Com. Hons, securing first position in Punjab and was awarded two Gold Medals and a Roll of Honor. Later, he qualified as a Professional Chartered Accountant in 1974 from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He became Associated Member in 1975 of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP). Currently, he is Fellow Member of both the ICAEW and the ICAP as well as the Council Member of the later. 

Senator Dar and his family patronizes two Charitable Organizations, M/S Hajveri Trust and M/S Hajveri Foundation since 2004-05 without any public donations. 

In recognition of his commendable national parliamentary services, Senator Dar was decorated with the Nishan-e-Imtiaz (NI) in 2011 by the President of Pakistan. 

He is married with four children.