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Sheikh Waqas Akram ({{lang-ur| شیخ وقاص اکرم}}; born 26 August 1976) is a Pakistani politician and a former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Jhang.^[1]^[2] He was the Minister of State for Labour and Manpower.

Education

According to him, he holds a master's degree in Information Systems Management from Central Queensland University. He did his bachelors from Government College Lahore in History and Journalism. He did his matriculation from Abbottabad public School. He remained the Federal Minister of Education . He organised Malala Fund Event in Paris with the help of UNESCO. He also did graduate diploma in management from Griffith Australia.{{Citation needed|date=April 2014}}

However, despite being an ex education minister; his degrees were found fake by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) and the Cambridge University. His A-level certificate and two equivalence certificates were declared fake by the HEC, officials said that if a person has not done intermediate (12th standard), how can he sit in 14th standard exam.^[3]^[4]

Political career

He won Pakistani general election, 2008 from NA-89 on PML-Q ticket.^[5] Previously, he had been Parliamentary Secretary of economic Affairs division, also remained Chairman standing committee on Petroleum and natural resources and a senior vice President of PML-Q. He was Member of National Assembly of Pakistan and Minister of State for Labor and Manpower. He was the Federal minister of Education in Asif Ali Zardari govt as a coalition partner of the govt. He could not take part in 2013 general elections because returning officer rejected his nomination papers based on a letter sent by HEC about his fake degrees.^[6]^[7]^[8] He later challenged his rejection in a higher court Tribunal which allowed him to contest Election{{Citation needed|date=April 2014}}.He decided not to contest the elections. He is one of the prominent leaders of PML (N). Later he participated in 2018 Election as an independent candidate but failed to win against Ghulam Bibi Bharwana.

Family

His father Muhammad Akram is also a famous Politician from Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). His other family members include Sheikh Fawad Akram, Sheikh Sheraz Akram, Sheikh Nawaz Akram.

See also

References

1. ^candidates details
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Shiekh-Waqas-Akram-495 |title=Shiekh Waqas Akram | MNA @ Pakistan Herald |publisher=Pakistanherald.com |date= |accessdate=30 September 2012}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Clearance of Waqas Akram shocks nation|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/629947-clearance-of-waqas-akram-shocks-nation|accessdate=22 February 2018|publisher=The News}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=A-Level certificate of former MNA declared fake|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/531015/a-level-certificate-of-former-mna-declared-fake/|accessdate=22 February 2018|publisher=THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE}}
5. ^http://www.pakistanileaders.com.pk/profilesPolBack.php?id=313 Voting statistics of constituency
6. ^http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-171902-Waqas-Akram-downgrades-his-degrees-himself
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/57631-cambridge-university-declares-sheikh-waqas-a-level-certificate-fake|title=Degrees of Shekih Waqas Akram, Yasir Raza fake: HEC|last=|first=|date=|website=|accessdate=22 February 2018}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/57631-cambridge-university-declares-sheikh-waqas-a-level-certificate-fake|title=Cambridge University declares Sheikh Waqas A-Level certificate fake|last=|first=|date=|work=|accessdate=22 February 2018|archive-url=|archivedate=|dead-url=}}

[https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/629947-clearance-of-waqas-akram-shocks-nation]

[https://tribune.com.pk/story/531015/a-level-certificate-of-former-mna-declared-fake/]