Jahangir Tareen

Jahangir Tareen
Jahangir Tareen
جہانگیر ترین
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
	In office; 1 January 2016 – 15 December 2017
Constituency	NA-154 Lodhran-I
	In office; 16 November 2002 – January 2012
Constituency	NA-195 Rahim Yar Khan-IV
Federal Minister for Industries and Production
	In office; August 2004 – November 2007
President	Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister	Shaukat Aziz
Advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab on Agriculture
	In office; 2002–2004
Chief Minister	Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Secretary General Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI)
	In office; 2013–2017
Chairman	Imran Khan
Personal details
Born	Jahangir Khan Tareen; 4 July 1953; Comilla, East Bengal, Pakistan (now in Bangladesh)
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Istehkam-E-Pakistan Party (2023-2024)
Other political; affiliations	PTI (2011–2019); PML-F (2008–2011); PML-Q (2002–2007); PML-N (1997–2002);
Spouse	Amina Tareen
Children	4 (including Ali Tareen)
Relatives	Seemi Ezdi (sister); Alamgir Tareen (brother); Syed Hasan Mahmood (father in law); Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Mehmood (brother in law); Akhtar Abdur Rahman (uncle); Humayun Akhtar Khan (cousin); Haroon Akhtar Khan (cousin); Shaukat Tarin (cousin);
Alma mater	Forman Christian College; University of North Carolina;
Occupation	Politician; Businessman;
Office	Majority Shareholder & Executive Director of JDW Group; Chairman & Owner of JK Group;
Website	www.jahangirktareen.com

Jahangir Khan Tareen (Urdu: جہانگیر خان ترین) (born 4 July 1953) is a Pakistani businessman and former politician who is the majority shareholder and CEO of JDW Group, a conglomerate specializing in the manufacturing and sale of sugar and associated products, ethanol(bio-fuels) production, power generation, transmission and sales, sugar cane farms, and aircraft operations and maintenance services. Jahangir Tareen is also the chairman and owner of JK Group, a conglomerate specializing in manufacturing and sale of sugar and associated products, milk production, processing and sales, power generation, transmission and sales, production and sales of fruits and agricultural produce, granite mining and sales, PepsiCo Multan franchise and PSL Multan Sultans' franchise. Khan has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan thrice between 2002 and 2017. Born in Comilla, Tareen was educated at the Forman Christian College in Lahore, and later attended the University of North Carolina. Prior to entering politics, he had been a lecturer and banker.

Tareen began his political career when he served as the special adviser on agriculture and social sector initiatives to the then Chief Minister of Punjab, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, before being appointed the Federal Minister for Industries and Production where he served from 2004 to 2007 in the Shaukat Aziz ministry. In 2011, he joined PTI and became its General Secretary where he served until December 2017. On 8 June 2023, he launched his own political party, Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP). On 12 February 2024, he resigned from IPP and decided to leave politics.

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