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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Riaz Hussain Pirzada
| honorific-prefix =
|office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|term_start =13 August 2018
|term_end =
|constituency = [[NA-171 (Bahawalpur-II)]]
|term_start1 = 2002
|term_end1 = 31 May 2018
|constituency1 = [[Constituency NA-186|NA-186 (Bahawalpur-IV)]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination|Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination]]
| term_start2 = 4 August 2017
| term_end2 = 31 May 2018
|primeminister2 = [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]
|president2 = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| successor2 = Muhammad Azam Khan
| office3 = Minister of Inter Provincial Coordination
| term_start3 = 28 June 2013
| term_end3 = 28 April 2017
|nationality = Pakistani
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|8|1}}
| birth_place = Bahawalpur, Punjab
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Riaz Hussain Pirzada''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ریاض حسین پیرزادہ}}}}; born 1 August 1948) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the [[National Assembly]] between 1993 and May 2018 and was a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]] from 1985 to 1988.

He served as [[Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination|Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination]], in [[Abbasi cabinet]] from August 2017 to May 2018. A leader of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)]], Previously Pirzada served as Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Co-ordination from 2013 to 2017. He served as Federal Minister for Minorities, Minister for Health in 2011 and Minister for Professional and Technical Training from 2011 to 2012.

==Early life and education==
Pirzada was born on 1 August 1948 in [[Sheikh Wahan railway station|Sheikh Wahan]], [[Bahawalpur District|Bahawalpur]].<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=186|access-date=11 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419142631/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=186|archive-date=19 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="profile/sportsboard">{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.sports.gov.pk/About%20Us/President_PSB.htm|publisher=Sports Board|access-date=30 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172240/http://www.sports.gov.pk/About%20Us/President_PSB.htm|archive-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> He received his LL.B Degree from University Law College, Lahore in 1969.<ref name="profile/ipc.gov.pk/" /><ref name="profile/sportsboard" />

==Political career==
Pirzada was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]] in [[1985 Pakistani general election]] where he served until 1988. During his tenure as member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab.<ref name="profile/ipc.gov.pk/">{{cite web|title=Profile of Minister|url=http://202.83.164.29/ipc/frmDetails.aspx?opt=profile&id=3|website=202.83.164.29|publisher=Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination|access-date=10 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011055650/http://202.83.164.29/ipc/frmDetails.aspx?opt=profile&id=3|archive-date=11 October 2016}}</ref>

He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) from Constituency NA-143 (Bahawalpur) in [[1993 Pakistani general election]]<ref>{{cite web |title=National Assembly members |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/GE%201972-1997.pdf |publisher=ECP |access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref> where he served until 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1113|website=www.pap.gov.pk|access-date=17 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081049/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1113|archive-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of [[National Alliance (Pakistan)|National Alliance]] from [[Constituency NA-186|Constituency NA-186 (Bahawalpur-IV)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]]. He received 60,456 votes and defeated Syed Tasneem Nawaz Gardezi, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archive-date=26 January 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-186 (Bahawalpur-IV) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]]. He received 66,757 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Syed Tasneem Nawaz Gardezi.<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|access-date=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archive-date=5 January 2018}}</ref> In May 2011, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] and was made Federal Minister for Minorities<ref>{{cite news|title=Thirteen PML-Q ministers allocated portfolios|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/625744|access-date=17 May 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=3 May 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821210805/https://www.dawn.com/news/625744|archive-date=21 August 2017}}</ref> where he served May 2011. In May 2011, he was made Federal Minister for Health where he served until June 2011. From 1 July to 29 July 2011, he remained in the federal cabinet without any ministerial portfolio. On 30 July 2011, he was made Federal Minister for Professional and Technical Training where he served June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Federal Cabinet of Yousaf Raza 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|access-date=17 May 2018|url-status=live|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|archive-date=5 May 2017}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency NA-186 (Bahawalpur-IV) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]]. He received 74,491 votes and defeated [[Tariq Bashir Cheema]].<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|access-date=12 April 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2018}}</ref>

In June 2013, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] and was made Federal Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wasim|first1=Amir|title=Riaz Pirzada sworn in as federal minister|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1021187|access-date=17 May 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=28 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322055734/http://www.dawn.com/news/1021187|archive-date=22 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="profile/ipc.gov.pk/" /> In 2017, he resigned from his post of Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination<ref>{{cite news|last1=Guramani|first1=Nadir|title=Minister of Inter-Provincial Coordination Riaz Pirzada resigns|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1329783|access-date=28 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=28 April 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428120023/https://www.dawn.com/news/1329783|archive-date=28 April 2017}}</ref> in protest<ref>{{cite news|title=Minister for inter-provincial coordination resigns in protest against PSB DG's removal – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1395781/minister-inter-provincial-coordination-resigns-protest-psb-dgs-removal/|access-date=28 April 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=28 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428132134/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1395781/minister-inter-provincial-coordination-resigns-protest-psb-dgs-removal/|archive-date=28 April 2017}}</ref> alleging that there was interference in his ministry by the principal secretary of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.<ref>{{cite news|title=Minister for Inter-Provincial Coord Riaz Pirzada resigns – Pakistan Observer|url=http://pakobserver.net/minister-inter-provincial-coord-riaz-pirzada-resigns/|access-date=29 April 2017|work=Pakistan Observer|date=29 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429050028/http://pakobserver.net/minister-inter-provincial-coord-riaz-pirzada-resigns/|archive-date=29 April 2017}}</ref>

He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] after [[Panama Papers case (Pakistan)|Panama Papers case]] decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|access-date=28 July 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|archive-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of [[Abbasi ministry|Abbasi]].<ref name="app/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|access-date=4 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archive-date=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="pakistantoday/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|access-date=4 August 2017|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017}}</ref> He was appointed as federal minister for Inter Provincial Coordination.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Raza|first1=Syed Irfan|title=PM Abbasi's bloated cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1349710/pm-abbasis-bloated-cabinet-sworn-in|access-date=5 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=5 August 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805040859/https://www.dawn.com/news/1349710/pm-abbasis-bloated-cabinet-sworn-in|archive-date=5 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|access-date=26 September 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=25 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925173416/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|archive-date=25 September 2017}}</ref> Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Pirzada ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency [[NA-171 (Bahawalpur-II)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PML-N candidate Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada wins NA-171 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/pml-n-candidate-mian-riaz-hussain-pirzada-wins-na-171-election/ |access-date=3 August 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan |date=26 July 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Sharif III Cabinet}}
{{Abbasi Cabinet}}

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