Mian Aslam Iqbal

Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal is a Pakistani businessman and politician who had been the Provincial Minister  of Punjab for Information and Culture from 19 July 2019 to 2 December 2019. He also had been the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Industries, commerce and investment, in office from 27 August 2018 till 1 April 2022. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from November 2002 to November 2007, from June 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023. He also served as senior minister of Punjab from September 2022 till January 2023.

Early life and education
He was born on 20 April 1969 in a famous Arain family in Lahore. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Government Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore. He received the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Quaid-e-Azam University in 1996.

Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-148 (Lahore-XII) in the 2002 Punjab provincial election. He received 23,659 votes and defeated a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal. He was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Tourism in January 2003 where he served until 2007.

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)) from PP-148 (Lahore-XII) in the 2008 Punjab provincial election, but was unsuccessful. He received 16,734 votes and lost the seat to Hafiz Mian Muhammad Nauman, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), who received 40,975 votes.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-148 (Lahore-XII) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-151 (Lahore-VIII) in 2018 Punjab provincial election. He received 65,830 votes and defeated Baqir Hussain, a candidate of PML(N).

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and was appointed as the Provincial Minister of Punjab for industries, commerce and investment.

On 19 July 2019, he was given additional portfolio of Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information and Culture.

In December 2019, he resigned from additional portfolio of Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information and Culture.

In September 2022, he had been appointed as senior minister of Punjab.

He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-170 Lahore-XXVII as a candidate of the PTI in the 2024 Punjab provincial election.

He was unable to take the oath as a member of the assembly, following 2024 election.