Iqbal Tikka
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Iqbal Tikka is a Pakistan
i politician
.
Muslim parents of Naru
Rajput
background, in a family of six brothers and three sisters, of whom he is the fifth eldest by order. His family originally came from the town of Hariana
in Hoshiarpur district
and after the partition of India
in 1947, was one of many to migrate to Pakistan
.
His father Tikka Muhammad Khan he was a well-known landlord who settled in the town of Arifwala
in the Pakpattan District
of Punjab, Pakistan.
to replace Lieutenant General (retd) Khalid Maqbool
as the Governor of Punjab (Pakistan)
but the scheduled replacement was postponed due to suicide attacks on the president's convoy on December 25, 2003. Later in December 2007, Mr. Tikka in a surprising turn of events filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan
against the 3rd November 2007 actions of General Pervez Musharraf
that had come in the form of a Provisional Constitutional Order
(PCO). He claimed that the army chief had no legal authority to impose an emergency in the country or suspend the constitution, stating that the imposition of a national emergency was the president's prerogative. A judgement was given against it thus rendering a quasi-legal validation to the PCO.
Mr. Tikka also held a very close association with the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
and was appointed Provincial Minister in Punjab in the 1988 government of the Pakistan Peoples Party
(PPP) and Senior Federal Minister in its 1993 government. Earlier he served Benazir Bhutto's father, former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
as his personal advisor with the status of a senior minister in the 1971 and 1977 governments of the PPP.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
.
Family background
Tikka was born to PunjabiPunjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
Muslim parents of Naru
Naru
The Naru were actually poets in the princes court their ancestor wrote a poet which the prince liked and bestowed a title upon them.They are not of the original 36 royal clans.This is a fact but nowadays you can be what you want,if narus want to portray themselves as the original 36 then so be...
Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
background, in a family of six brothers and three sisters, of whom he is the fifth eldest by order. His family originally came from the town of Hariana
Hariana
Hariana is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab.Hariana is named after Guru Hari Sen; the guru of the singer Tansen. It was a famous music gharana once. Gujjar Mal Vasudev raagi & Pandit Telu Ram were singers & residents of hariana...
in Hoshiarpur district
Hoshiarpur District
Hoshiarpur District , is a district of Punjab state in northern India.In 2011, Hoshiarpur had population of 1,582,793 of which male and female were 806,921 and 775,872 respectively. There was change of 6.85 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001...
and after the partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
in 1947, was one of many to migrate to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
His father Tikka Muhammad Khan he was a well-known landlord who settled in the town of Arifwala
Arifwala
Arifwala is a town and tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.- Geography :It is located at 30° 16' 60N 73° 4' 0E....
in the Pakpattan District
Pakpattan District
Pakpattan District is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan, Pakpattan is the district capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,286,680 of which 14% were urban...
of Punjab, Pakistan.
Political career
Mr. Tikka was nominated by the former President of Pakistan, General Pervez MusharrafPervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
to replace Lieutenant General (retd) Khalid Maqbool
Khalid Maqbool
Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool Vohra, , , is a career Pakistan Army officer was the longest serving Governor of Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan, under the General Pervez Musharraf government...
as the Governor of Punjab (Pakistan)
Governor of Punjab (Pakistan)
The Governor of Punjab is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Punjab, Pakistan. The governor is designated by the Prime Minister and is normally regarded a ceremonial post...
but the scheduled replacement was postponed due to suicide attacks on the president's convoy on December 25, 2003. Later in December 2007, Mr. Tikka in a surprising turn of events filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistan's judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in Islamabad. It has number of Branch Registries where cases are heard. It has a number of de jure powers which are outlined in the...
against the 3rd November 2007 actions of General Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
that had come in the form of a Provisional Constitutional Order
Provisional Constitutional Order
A Provisional Constitutional Order, or PCO, is an extra-constitutional order that suspends either wholly or partially the Constitution of Pakistan...
(PCO). He claimed that the army chief had no legal authority to impose an emergency in the country or suspend the constitution, stating that the imposition of a national emergency was the president's prerogative. A judgement was given against it thus rendering a quasi-legal validation to the PCO.
Mr. Tikka also held a very close association with the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
and was appointed Provincial Minister in Punjab in the 1988 government of the Pakistan Peoples Party
Pakistan Peoples Party
The Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan...
(PPP) and Senior Federal Minister in its 1993 government. Earlier he served Benazir Bhutto's father, former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that, 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. Bhutto was the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party — the largest and most influential political party in Pakistan— and served as its chairman until his...
as his personal advisor with the status of a senior minister in the 1971 and 1977 governments of the PPP.