Usman Dar

Usman Dar is a Pakistani politician who is the current Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, in office since 3 December 2018 and Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, in office since 10 October 2018. His family owns the VIP Group (PVT.) Ltd. a leather giant and one of Pakistan's largest exporters of leather garments and sportswear.

Usman Dar
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs
Assumed office
3 December 2018
Preceded byLeila Khan
Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme
Assumed office
10 October 2018
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Education

Dar has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of the Punjab.[1] He belongs to a Punjabi speaking Kashmiri family.[2]

Dubious degree issue

Dar, in his nomination papers for 2013 general election, declared to have received the degree of Master of Business Administration from the Schiller International University, London in 1997.[3][4]

In November 2017, Schiller International University was found to be a degree mill and Dar's MBA degree was found to be dubious after the Department for Education of the United Kingdom said that it does not recognize the university.[3][4]

Dar did not declare his MBA degree in his nomination papers for 2018 general election and only mentioned his graduation degree from the University of the Punjab.[4]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-122 (Sialkot-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[5] He received 166 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq.[6]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-110 (Sialkot-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[7] He received 71,573 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Muhammad Asif.[8]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-73 (Sialkot-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[9] He received 115,464 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Muhammad Asif.[10]

On 10 October 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed Dar as Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme.[11] On 12 October, a resolution was submitted in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab against the appointment of Dar due to his dubious degree.[12] The resolution also noted that appointment was "clear violation of merit and unacceptable as he had suffered a massive defeat in the general elections".[13] On 13 October, Pakistan Today also noted that Dar's appointment as chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme violates 2014 order of Lahore High Court.[14]

On 3 December 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed him as his Special Assistant to PM on Youth Affairs.[15][16]

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References
  1. "PTI's Usman Dar dismisses report on dubious degree". Geo News. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. "Dynastic role decisive in NA-73 contest". The Nation. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. "PTI's Usman Dar obtained dubious degree from dubious university". The News. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. "Nomination papers: PTI's Usman Dar drops MBA degree". 15 June 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. "Political rank and file joining PTI in droves". The Nation. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. "NA-110 from Sialkot goes to Khwaja Muhammad Asif | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. "Khawaja Asif defeats PTI's Usman Dar in NA-73 Sialkot". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. "NA-73 Result - Election Results 2018 - Sialkot 2 - NA-73 Candidates - NA-73 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. "Usman Dar to head PM's Youth Programme". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  12. "عثمان ڈار کی بطور چیئر مین یوتھ پروگرام تعیناتی کیخلاف قرارداد جمع". Dunya Urdu. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  13. "Dar justifies his appointment as youth plan head". The News. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  14. "Usman Dar appointed PM's Youth Programme chairperson in violation of LHC orders". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  15. "PM appoints Usman Dar as special adviser on youth affairs". Pakistan Today. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  16. "PM Imran decides to introduce national policy for youth". Geo News. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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