Muhammad Ali Durrani

Muhammad Ali Durrani is a Pakistani politician and former federal minister who had been member of the Senate of Pakistan from 2003 to 2012.

Muhammad Ali Durrani
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office March 2006 – March 2012
In office March 2003 – March 2006
Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office 26 April 2006 – 19 June 2007
President	Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister	Shaukat Aziz
Preceded by	Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad[1]
Succeeded by	Tariq Azim Khan[2]
Special Advisor to Prime Minister
In office 19 November 2005 – 26 April 2006
Prime Minister	Shaukat Aziz
Minister of State for Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs
In office 5 September 2004 – 26 April 2006
President	Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister	Shaukat Aziz
Personal details
Born	Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	GDA (2025-present)
Other political affiliations	PML(F) (2012-2025) PML(Q) (2004-2013) Millat Party (1998-2004) Pasban-e-Pakistan (1994-1998) JI (1988-1994)
Education	BSc (Mechanical engineering)[3]

Political career

He started his political career by joining Islami Jamiat Talaba Pakistan. He became the Nazim of KPK (Formerly NWFP) and Punjab. After which he joined Pasban Pakistan. He later joined Millat Party.^[4] In Musharraf government, Millat Party merged with Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).^[4]

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-Q and was placed at several key positions including Chairman Standing Committee of Commerce, Special Advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan, Minister for State for Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs, Chairman National Volunteer Movement and Federal Minister Information and Broadcasting.^[4][5][6][7] He remained member of the Senate of Pakistan from 2003 to 2012.^[3][8] In 2013, he joined Pakistan Muslim League (F) and briefly served as its secretary general.^[9][10]