Raja Ashfaq Sarwar

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{{Infobox Politician
| name = Raja Ashfaq Sarwar {{Script/Nastaliq|راجہ اشفاق سرور}}
| image =
| caption =
| title = ex Member [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Assembly]], [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] Minister for Labour & Human Resource
|term_start = 2013
| title2 = Secretary General [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] Punjab
| term_start2 = 2008
| title3 = Adviser to [[Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan|Chief Minister Punjab]]
|term_start3 = 2008
| term_end3 = 2013
| title4 = Member [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Assembly]], Minister for Health & Population Welfare
| term_start4 = 1997
| term_end4 = 1999
| title5 = Member [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Assembly]],
| term_start5 = 1993
| term_end5 = 1996
| title6 = Member [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Assembly]], Minister for Youth Affairs Minister for Forestry, Wildlife, & Fisheries
| term_start6 = 1990
| term_end6 = 1992
| title7 = Member [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Assembly]], Minister for Labour
| term_start7 = 1988
| term_end7 = 1990
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|10|27}}
| birth_place = [[Rawalpindi]], [[Pakistan]][[File:Flag of Pakistan.svg|20px]]
| alma_mater = [[Lawrence College Ghora Gali|Lawrence College]] [[University of Michigan]] [[University of Southern California]]
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]]
| website = www.pmln.org.pk
| footnotes =
}}
'''Raja Ashfaq Sarwar''' ([[Urdu]]: {{Script/Nastaliq| راجا اشفاک سارور}}) (born 27 October 1954) is a [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]] politician, Member of [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Assembly]], former Adviser to [[Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan|Chief Minister of Punjab]],<ref>Office of the CM of Punjab, [http://www.cm.punjab.gov.pk/?q=advisorycouncil "Advisory Council"]</ref><ref>Staff Reporter, [http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/13-Jul-2010/CM-for-ensuring-all-facilities-to-tourists "CM for ensuring all facilities to tourists"] The Nation Newspaper Online 13 July 2010</ref> and Minister for Labour and Human Resource.<ref>APP, [http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/108-pakistan-top-news/122198-nawaz-shahbaz-to-become-3rd-time-pm-cm.html "Nawaz, Shahbaz to become 3rd time PM, CM"] The Business Recorder 3 June 2013</ref> He was Secretary General of the center-right party [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] in Punjab.<ref>Abdul Manan, [http://tribune.com.pk/story/441141/next-general-electioN PMLN-finalises-two-candidates-against-pm-ashraf/ "Next general election: PMLN finalises two candidates against PM Ashraf "] Express Tribune 13 September 2012</ref> He had held various portfolios over his career including Minister for Youth Affairs, Minister for Forestry Wildlife & Fisheries, and Minister for Health.

==Life and education==
Raja Ashfaq Sarwar, born at Holy Family Hospital in [[Rawalpindi]], hails from the village of [[Ghora Gali]] in the [[Murree Hills]] and is the eldest son of Raja Ghulam Sarwar (late) a two-time member of [[West Pakistan]] Assembly.<ref>[http://www.murreehill.com/polhis.html "Political History of Murree"] MurreeHills.com</ref> He attended [[Lawrence College Ghora Gali|Lawrence College]].<ref>Staff Writer, [http://www.pakistanherald.com/Profile/Raja-Ashfaq-Sarwar-928 "Raja Ashfaq Sarwar Profile"] Pakistan Herald</ref>

==Political career==
His political career started in 1988 when he successfully contested for a [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Assembly]] seat from Murree as an Independent candidate. He joined PML (a part of [[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad|''IJI'']] then) later becoming [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]], and was appointed Provincial Labour Minister.

He successfully contested for the same seat in 1990 and became the Punjab Minister for Forestry, Wildlife, Fisheries and Minister of Youth Affairs. Within the party he became President of PML Youth Wing Punjab where he appointed [[Khawaja Saad Rafique]] as general secretary. He was re-elected as an MPA in 1993 and 1997 where he became Provincial Minister for Health and Population Welfare up until the [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|1999 coup d'état]] by [[General Pervez Musharraf]].

Following the Military Coup he took a break from his own elections to focus on strengthening PML N, and restoring Democracy and the Judiciary in Pakistan. During this period he was twice-elected as General Secretary of PMLN in Punjab and currently holds this position.<ref>Neem Rev, [http://pakistanmartiallaw.blogspot.com/2008/01/principles-v-power-test-for-pakistani.html "Principles v Power – A test for the Pakistani Politician"] The Emergency Times 20 January 2008</ref> In 2008 he was appointed as Adviser to [[Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan|Chief Minister of Punjab]] [[Shahbaz Sharif]].<ref>Staff Writer, [http://www.pakistanherald.com/Profile/Raja-Ashfaq-Sarwar-928 "Raja Ashfaq Sarwar Profile"] Pakistan Herald</ref>

On 11 May 2013 he was again elected as Member of Punjab Assembly from his home constituency of PP-1 in [[Rawalpindi District]], serving [[Murree Tehsil|Tehsil Murree]] and [[Kotli Sattian Tehsil|Tehsil Kotli Sattian]], maintaining his 100% electoral record.<ref>Election Commission of Pakistan, [http://www.ecp.gov.pk/electionresult/AllResults.aspx?assemblyid=PP "Punjab Assembly Results"] Election of 11 May 2013</ref>

==Election history==

{{Election box begin |title=Provincial Assembly of Pakistan PP-1 Rawalpindi I, 2013<ref>[http://ecp.gov.pk/electionresult/AllResults.aspx?assemblyid=PP Election Commission of Pakistan – Punjab Assembly Results 2013]</ref><ref>[http://ecp.gov.pk/electionresult/Search.aspx?constituency=PA&constituencyid=PP-1 Election Commission of PakistanPP-1 (RAWALPINDI-I) Result 2013]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
|candidate = Raja Ashfaq Sarwar
|votes = 51,108
|percentage = 38.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Pakistan Peoples Party
|candidate = Sardar Saleem Khan
|votes = 23,498
|percentage = 17.8
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=Provincial Assembly of Pakistan PP-8 Rawalpindi VIII, 1997<ref>[http://ecp.gov.pk/GE/1988-1997/Results8897.aspx Election Commission of Pakistan – Results 1988–1997] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224083117/http://ecp.gov.pk/GE/1988-1997/Results8897.aspx |date=24 February 2013 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
|candidate = Raja Ashfaq Sarwar
|votes = 22,468
|percentage = 53.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sardar Sajid Khan
|votes = 11,211
|percentage = 26.8
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=Provincial Assembly of Pakistan PP-8 Rawalpindi VIII, 1993<ref>[http://ecp.gov.pk/GE/1988-1997/Results8897.aspx Election Commission of Pakistan – Results 1988–1997] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224083117/http://ecp.gov.pk/GE/1988-1997/Results8897.aspx |date=24 February 2013 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
|candidate = Raja Ashfaq Sarwar
|votes = 26,983
|percentage = 47.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Pakistan Peoples Party
|candidate = Hafiz-ur-Rehman Abbasi
|votes = 17,069
|percentage = 29.7
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=Provincial Assembly of Pakistan PP-8 Rawalpindi VIII, 1990<ref>[http://ecp.gov.pk/GE/1988-1997/Results8897.aspx Election Commission of Pakistan – Results 1988–1997] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224083117/http://ecp.gov.pk/GE/1988-1997/Results8897.aspx |date=24 February 2013 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
|candidate = Raja Ashfaq Sarwar
|votes = 41,275
|percentage = 82.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Pakistan Peoples Party
|candidate = Muharram Ali Abbasi
|votes = 12,505
|percentage = 22.7
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=Provincial Assembly of Pakistan PP-8 Rawalpindi VIII, 1988<ref>[http://ecp.gov.pk/GE/1988-1997/Results8897.aspx Election Commission of Pakistan – Results 1988–1997] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224083117/http://ecp.gov.pk/GE/1988-1997/Results8897.aspx |date=24 February 2013 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Raja Ashfaq Sarwar
|votes = 20,696
|percentage = 37.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Pakistan Peoples Party
|candidate = Muharram Ali Abbasi
|votes = 15,246
|percentage = 27.5
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://pakistanileaders.com.pk/profile/Raja_Ashfaq_Sarwar Profile of Raja Ashfaq Sarwar]
* [http://www.murreehill.com/polhis.html Political History of Murree]
* [http://www.pmln.org.pk Official PML-N Website]

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[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab)]]
[[Category:People from Murree]]
[[Category:Lawrence College Ghora Gali alumni]]
[[Category:Ross School of Business alumni]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2013–2018]]

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