Irfan Siddiqui

Pakistani politician (died 2025

Raja Irfan-ul-Haque Siddiqui (Urdu: عرفان الحق صدیقی; died 10 November 2025) was a Pakistani politician and columnist senior figure of the Pakistan Muslim League (N). He served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan representing Punjab Province from March 2021 until his death and held key roles including Parliamentary Party Leader of PML-N in the Senate and Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Irfan Siddiqui (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 25, 1949, died Nov 10, 2025.¹

About

He died on 10 November 2025 in Islamabad after a fortnight-long hospitalisation for severe respiratory complications.

From Wikipedia’s article on Irfan Siddiqui, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Meezan BankFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of the Punjab³

Career

Occupation: journalist, politician, columnist, analyst, educational theorist, poet, writer.⁷

1998 to 2001Press secretary⁶
Date not recordedWorked at F. G. Sir Syed College⁴
Date not recordedFounded Meezan Bank⁵
Date not recordedSpecial adviser⁶

Siddiqui was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (N). He also served as special adviser on national affairs to Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif.

During Nawaz Sharif's second reign, Siddiqui served as the press secretary of the former President of Pakistan Rafiq Tarar.

In 2019, he was arrested and charged for allegedly violating a tenancy law. He was held in judicial remand and subsequently released on bail. The PML-N accused the police of targeting him for his association with Nawaz Sharif.

His served as a Member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2021 until his death, representing Punjab Province, on a general seat under the Pakistan Muslim League (N). He also served as Parliamentary Party Leader of PML-N in the Senate and was Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.

He supported the twenty-sixth amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan.

From Wikipedia’s article on Irfan Siddiqui (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornDec 25, 1949, Rawalpindi⁸
DiedNov 10, 2025, Islamabad⁹
CitizenshipPakistan¹⁰

Awards

2014Hilal-i-Imtiaz¹¹

Sources

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WikidataMeezan Bank, Founder