Riaz Hussain Pirzada

Riaz Hussain Pirzada (Urdu: ریاض حسین پیرزادہ; born 1 August 1948) is a Pakistani politician who currently holds the position of Federal Minister for Housing and Works.

Affiliated with the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), he previously held the position of Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination from 2013 to 2017.

Furthermore, he held the portfolio of Minister of Human Rights from 19 April 2022 to 9 August 2023 in the PDM government led by Shehbaz Sharif.

[10] 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 the 2013 Pakistani general election.

[15] He ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after the Panama Papers case decision.

[19][20] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Pirzada ceased to hold office as Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination.

In the 2024 Pakistan General Elections, Pirzada ran as a candidate representing the PMLN in the NA-164 Bahawalpur 1 constituency, securing victory with 123,360 votes.