Ijaz Ahmed Shah

Ijaz Ahmed Shah
Minister of Narcotics Control
In office 11 December 2020 – 10 April 2022
President	Arif Alvi
Prime Minister	Imran Khan
Preceded by	Azam Khan Swati
Succeeded by	Shahzain Bugti
37th Minister for Interior
In office 18 April 2019 – 11 December 2020
President	Arif Alvi
Prime Minister	Imran Khan
Preceded by	Imran Khan
Succeeded by	Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 13 August 2018 – 29 July 2022
Constituency	NA-118 Nankana Sahib-II
Personal details
Born	Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-present)
Nickname	Brig. Shah
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1966–2004
Rank	Brigadier
Unit	15 Infantry Punjab Regiment and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
Commands	DG Intelligence Bureau (DGIB)
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Ijaz Ahmed Shah is a Pakistani politician, former officer of the Pakistan Army, and a former Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officer.^[1] He was serving as the Federal Minister for Narcotics Control, was in office since 11 December 2020.^[2] Previously, he served as the Federal Minister for interior from April 2019 to 11 December 2020 and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs from March 2019 to April 2019. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till July 2022.