Anwar Aziz Chaudhry

Anwar Aziz Chaudhry
Personal information
NationalityPakistani
Born(1930-11-06)6 November 1930
Ajnala, Punjab, British India
Died22 November 2020(2020-11-22) (aged 90)
Lahore, Punjab Pakistan
ChildrenDaniyal Aziz (son)
Sport
SportSwimming

Anwar Aziz Chaudhry (6 November 1930 – 22 November 2020) was a Pakistani politician and swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the National Assembly and federal minister. He was the Interior Minister of Punjab. His son is the Pakistani politician Daniyal Aziz. In 1990, he served as the Federal Minister of Railways & Law. He also served as the Federal Minister of Defense.

Early life

Anwar Aziz was born 6 November 1930 into an influential Punjabi family of Muslim Gujjars in the village of Ajnala in the Gujrat Tehsil of Gujrat District in British Punjab.

Death

Chaudhry died on 22 November 2020, at the age of 90.

References

  1. ↑ "Anwar Aziz Chaudhry". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anwar Aziz Chaudhry Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Anwar Aziz Choudhary : Father of Politics in Shakargarh". 5 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Humaira, Dar; Qudsia, Batool; Khan, Mumtaz Ali; Imran, Alam (July 2020). "The Role of Biradarism in Punjab Politics: A Case Study of Sialkot". Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan. 57 (03): 74 – via Punjab University, Pakistan.
  5. ↑ "Anwar Aziz Chaudhry, father of PML-N leader Daniyal Aziz passes away". Daily Pakistan Global. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.