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Jahangir Khan Tareen was born on 4 July, 1953 in Comilla, East Bengal, Pakistan (now in Bangladesh), is a Pakistani politician. Discover Jahangir Khan Tareen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

Popular As Jahangir Khan Tareen
Occupation Politician Businessman
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 4 July 1953
Birthday 4 July
Birthplace Comilla, East Bengal, Pakistan (now in Bangladesh)
Nationality Pakistan

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Jahangir Khan Tareen Height, Weight & Measurements

At 70 years old, Jahangir Khan Tareen height is 1.7m (5’7) .

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Height 1.7m (5’7)
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Who Is Jahangir Khan Tareen's Wife?

His wife is Amina Tareen

Family
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Wife Amina Tareen
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Children 4 (including Ali Tareen)

Jahangir Khan Tareen Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jahangir Khan Tareen worth at the age of 70 years old? Jahangir Khan Tareen’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from Pakistan. We have estimated Jahangir Khan Tareen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Politician

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1953

Jahangir Khan Tareen (Urdu: ) (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, 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.

Jahangir Tareen was born on 4 July 1953 in the city of Comilla, which back then was part of East Bengal in Pakistan, but is now located in Bangladesh.

However, although the Tareen family was stationed over here at the time, they originally hailed from South Punjab, specifically near Multan and came from a Pashtun family that belongs to the Tareen tribe of Pashtuns.

Tareen’s father, Allah Nawaz Tareen, was a police officer who retired as a Deputy Inspector General.

1971

He graduated from Forman Christian College, Lahore in 1971 and received an MBA degree from the University of North Carolina, USA, in 1974.

He is an entrepreneur by profession and prior to entering in politics, he had also been a lecturer, and a banker.

1997

He headed the Punjab Task Force on Agriculture from 1997 to 1999 and the Punjab Task Force on Wheat Procurement and Marketing from 2001 to 2002.

Tareen is considered one of the wealthiest politicians in Pakistan, with assets worth around Rs 400 billion; he owns thousands of acres of farmland and some of the largest sugar mills and many other business entities in Pakistan.

In an interview with Newsweek Pakistan, Tareen said he “Doesn’t belong to a political family, but he married into one.” He married Amina Tareen, the daughter of Syed Hasan Mahmood and the sister of Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood, both having been seasoned politicians, especially influential, in the Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab, where the family has "considerable, spiritual and feudal influence."

2002

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.

He began his political career in 2002 after he was elected to the National Assembly in the 2002 Pakistani general elections from Constituency NA-195 on the ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).

He served as special adviser on agriculture and social sector initiatives to then Chief Minister of Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

2004

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.

His mother, Zahida Khan Tareen, died in 2004.

His younger brother, Alamgir Tareen, a businessman who operated one of the largest water purification plants in the country and who was also the founder and owner of the Multan Sultans franchise in the Pakistan Super League, committed suicide in 2023, at the age of 63.

His paternal cousin, Shaukat Tarin, is a banker who has served as the country's Finance Minister twice, including under Imran Khan from 2021 - 2022.

His maternal cousins include Humayun Akhtar Khan and Haroon Akhtar Khan, both influential politicians and the sons of General Akhtar Abdur Rahman, who served as the DG-ISI under Zia-ul-Haq.

In August 2004, he was inducted into the federal cabinet and was made Federal Minister for Industries and Production in the Shaukat Aziz ministry where he remained until 2007.

His sugar mills flourished during his tenure as Minister for Industries.

2008

In the 2008 Pakistani general election, Tareen was re-elected as a member of the National Assembly for the second time from Constituency NA-195 on the seat of Pakistan Muslim League (F).

He was the parliamentary leader of PML-F in the National Assembly.

Later, he formed a forward block known as "Tareen's group" which comprised several seasoned politicians.

2011

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.

In 2011, he said he was to launch his own political party consisting of politicians free from corruption charges.

He later resigned from the National Assembly and in November 2011, joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf along with a number of associates, saying that his vision was similar to PTI's.

2013

In September 2013, Imran Khan appointed Tareen as the Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

In the 2013 Pakistani general election, Tareen ran for a seat on the National Assembly from Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran) on the seat of PTI, but was unsuccessful.

Where has heavily invested.

The seat became vacant after Tareen filed a petition in which he made accusations of irregularities in the constituency during the 2013 general election.

2015

In the 2015 by-elections, he was re-elected as a member of the National Assembly for the third time from Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran) on the seat of PTI.

2016

In 2016, PML-N filed a reference to disqualify Tareen from his National Assembly seat for "submitting false statements with the Election Commission of Pakistan".

2017

In 2017, ECP rejected disqualification references against Tareen.

On 15 December 2017, the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified Tareen from serving as a member of parliament under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution due to dishonesty in financial declarations.

It also noted that he had engaged in conduct that could have been prosecuted as insider trading, but he was protected from such prosecution due to a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan.

A subsequent judgment held that disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) is for life, but Tareen claimed that this judgment did not apply in his case.