Zulfiqar Ali Murad is a Pakistani politician who has served as a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly since June 2026, and previously served in this role from December 2009 to December 2014. He represents the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
Political career Murad contested the 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-5 Gilgit-V as a candidate of the PPP but was unsuccessful, receiving 1,739 votes and losing to Mirza Hussain of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)).
He contested the 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-5 Hunza-Nagar-II as a candidate of the PPP but was again unsuccessful, placing fourth with 1,337 votes; the seat was won by Rizwan Ali of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM).
He contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-5 Nagar-II as an independent candidate but was unsuccessful, receiving 2,149 votes and losing to Javed Ali Manwa, also an independent.
He was elected to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly from GBA-5 Nagar-II as a candidate of PPP in the 2026 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election. He received 2,780 votes and defeated Riaz Akbar, a candidate of MWM.
On 27 July 2026, he was sworn into the cabinet of Chief Minister Amjad Hussain Azar as the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development.
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