Javed Akram (politician, born 1948)
Javed Akram is a Pakistani retired military officer and politician who served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2002 to 2007.
Biography
Javed Akram born on December 4, 1948, to Chaudhry Muhammad Akram.[1] He was commissioned into the Pakistan Army in 1970 and later graduated from the Pakistan Command and Staff College in Quetta in 1980.[1] He took retirement from military service in 1998 as a brigadier.[1] Later, he was awarded a Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan for his service.[1]
After retiring from the Pakistan Army, Javed served as the managing director at the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) from 1998 to 1999.[1] He also served as Nazim of a Union Council from 2001 to 2002 and was a member of the Public Safety Commission in Toba Tek Singh.[1]
In 2002, Javed was elected as an independent candidate to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab and served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Provincial Professional Management Development in 2004.[1][2]
In December 2024, Javed received a six-year prison sentence from a military trial court for his alleged role in the attack on the Corps Commander House, Lahore.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Javed Akram biography".
- ^ "Effective measures taken for welfare of Pak expatriates: VC OPC". Brecorder. February 15, 2022.
- ^ Syed, Baqir Sajjad (December 27, 2024). "Military convicts 60 more people over May 9 riots". DAWN.COM.