Muhammad Ishaq Dar (; born 23 May 1950) is a senior Pakistani politician; chartered accountant & economist; a veteran businessman & investor; a philanthropist mainly focused on child welfare & protection; former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and an incumbent member of the Senate of Pakistan serving as the 42nd Finance Minister of Pakistan since September 28, 2022. He is a former Federal Minister for Industries & Investment and Federal Minister for Commerce; and, is the fourth time federal Minister for Finance of Pakistan - the only politician in the history of Pakistan to have served for four terms on the top post. Born in 1950 and grew up in Lahore, Dar was educated at the Hailey College of Commerce, Government College University, later attending the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a professional chartered accountant in various private and public-sector organizations. He was highly-regarded for his innovative, prudent & fastidious financial management, discipline and control in the corporate world resulting in cost-savings & improved bottom-lines. The same was noticed & admired by the royal families of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, etc. He was soon advising the royal families on large-scale investments & business ventures across the globe to their advantage. In Pakistan, Ishaq Dar started his political career in early 1980s; and, since then he has been elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan twice from Lahore and to the Senate of Pakistan for four times from Punjab. He hold his first public office as the Chairman of Pakistan Board of Investment for a year during the first government of Nawaz Sharif. After the PML-N victory in the 1997 general election, he held the cabinet portfolios of Minister for Commerce; Minister for Industries & Investment and Minister for Finance & Revenue - making him one of the most prolific men of crises and decision-makers in the country; when it came to macroeconomic issues, balance of payment crises, energy security, bilateral & multilateral debts, food security, diplomatic crises, parliamentary politics and international disputes settlements for Pakistan. In 2003, he made his debut in the Senate where he would later become Leader of the Opposition from 2012 to 2013. After the formation of a coalition government following the 2008 general election, he briefly re-appointed as the Finance Minister for the second time under Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. In