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Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gilani (b. 18 July 1940 - ) is a former Federal Minister of Law in Pakistan. He was born in Kohat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.
His early education was at Islamia College, Peshawar, Iftikhar joined Forman Christian College, Lahore, in 1956.
After studying law at Punjab University from 1959-61, in 1967 Iftikhar moved to Peshawar to practice the Law.
In 1970 elections he contested for the Provincial Assembly as an independent candidate. Losing his first election he joined the PPP in 1971.
Elected to Parliament in 1988 he served as Federal Minister for law in the first government of Benazir Bhutto.
He joined pakistan tehreek-e-insaf on 21.12.2011 in islamabad.
On 26 October 2012, It was reported that he has left pakistan tehreek-e-insaf and joined PML-N.