Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq (Urdu: محمد اعجاز الحق; born 20 February 1952) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Z).
A son of military dictator Gen Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, he served as Minister for Religious Affairs and Minorities in the government of General Pervez Musharraf from 2004 to 2007, after having served as Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis in the government of Nawaz Sharif from 1990 to 1993.
A graduate of Southern Illinois University, Ijaz worked as a banker prior to entering in politics in 1988, following the death of his father and military ruler president Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
[1][2][3][4][5] He received his master's degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University, United States.
[6] Ijaz was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in the 1990 Pakistani general election from NA-39 Rawalpindi-IV and NA-72 Toba Tek Singh-II as a candidate of the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), defeating the Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA) candidates.
[22] He has written columns for different Urdu publications, including Daily Jang[23] and Dunya News.