- The government on 29-03-2021 take away Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh from the post of minister of finance and replace him with Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar
- He was born to the previous Governor of Punjab Mian Muhammad Azhar, a political Arain Mian Family of the metropolis.
- He is an attorney by profession.
- He received his early education from Aitchison school and later was a pupil at Wellington school. He graduated with a baccalaureate in Development social science from the SOAS, University of London.