Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, MNA

Mr. Iqbal is a Pakistani politician and a former Federal Minister for Education. He is also the information secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), of which he is a senior member. He was elected as a Member of the National Assembly from his constituency NA-117 (Narowal-III) in February 2008.

Mr. Iqbal studied mechanical engineering at the UET Lahore and holds an MBA degree from the Wharton School of Business (University of Pennsylvania). He also attended executive programs in such schools as the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University (1989), the University of Oxford (1992) and the Harvard University (2004).

Mr. Iqbal was responsible for the country’s long term economic planning and management. On his initiative, the Pakistan's first National IT Policy was formulated.