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| predecessor1 = [[Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood]] | | predecessor1 = [[Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood]] | ||
| successor1 = [[Rafique Rajwana]] | | successor1 = [[Rafique Rajwana]] | ||
| office2 =[[Senate of Pakistan|Pakistani Senator]] from [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] | | office2 =[[Senate of Pakistan|Pakistani Senator]] <br>from [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] | ||
|term_start2 =12 March 2018 | |term_start2 =12 March 2018 | ||
|term_end2 = 4 September 2018 | |term_end2 = 4 September 2018 | ||
|constituency2 = General Seat | |constituency2 = General Seat | ||
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of the Parliament | | office3 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of the Parliament, United Kingdom]]<br />for [[Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Central]]<br />{{nobold|[[Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Govan]] (1997–2005)}} | ||
| term_start3 = 1 May 1997 | | term_start3 = 1 May 1997 | ||
| term_end3 = 12 April 2010 | | term_end3 = 12 April 2010 | ||
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'''Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد سرور}}}}; born 18 August 1952) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who currently serves as the 33rd [[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan|Governor of Punjab]],{{refn|name=Gcounts|group=n|Ignoring the five [[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan|Caretaker Governors of Punjab]]}} in office since 5 September 2018. He is affiliated with the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) party<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/02/11/sarwar-eyes-top-slot-after-joining-khans-team/|title=Sarwar eyes top slot after joining Khan's team|first1=Mukhtar Chaudhry-February|last1=11|first2=2015|last2=Said|publisher=Nawa Media |work=Pakistan Today}}</ref> and was a member of the [[Senate of Pakistan]] from March 2018 until September 2018.<ref name="Manan 01">{{cite web|last1=Abdul|first1=Manan|title=Governor Punjab M Sarwar resigns after making anti-govt remarks|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/829511/governor-punjab-chaudhry-sarwar-resigns/|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=29 January 2015|publisher=Lakson Group}}</ref> From 1997 to 2010 Sarwar was a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[United Kingdom]], representing a constituency in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. | '''Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد سرور}}}}; born 18 August 1952) is a [[Pakistani]] and former British politician who currently serves as the 33rd [[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan|Governor of Punjab]],{{refn|name=Gcounts|group=n|Ignoring the five [[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan|Caretaker Governors of Punjab]]}} in office since 5 September 2018. He is affiliated with the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) party<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/02/11/sarwar-eyes-top-slot-after-joining-khans-team/|title=Sarwar eyes top slot after joining Khan's team|first1=Mukhtar Chaudhry-February|last1=11|first2=2015|last2=Said|publisher=Nawa Media |work=Pakistan Today}}</ref> and was a member of the [[Senate of Pakistan]] from March 2018 until September 2018.<ref name="Manan 01">{{cite web|last1=Abdul|first1=Manan|title=Governor Punjab M Sarwar resigns after making anti-govt remarks|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/829511/governor-punjab-chaudhry-sarwar-resigns/|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=29 January 2015|publisher=Lakson Group}}</ref> From 1997 to 2010 Sarwar was a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[United Kingdom]], representing a constituency in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. | ||
Born in [[Pirmahal]], [[West Punjab|Punjab]], Sarwar moved to Scotland in 1976 and built up a chain of [[cash and carry (wholesale)|cash and carry]] stores.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/uks-first-muslim-mp-mohammad-sarwar-becomes-governor-of-pakistans-punjab-province-8746743.html|title=UK's first Muslim MP Mohammad Sarwar becomes governor of Pakistan's|date=5 August 2013|publisher=ESI Media|work=The Independent|author=Andrew Buncombe}}</ref> Sarwar served as the [[Scottish Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Central]] from 1997 to 2010 and retired from UK politics in 2010. During his tenure at [[Westminster]], Sarwar served on the [[Scottish Affairs Select Committee]], and his youngest son [[Anas Sarwar]] served as MP for the same constituency from 2010 to 2015. He was the country's first [[Muslim]] Member of Parliament.<ref name=whowho>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U33889|title=SARWAR, Mohammad|work=Who's Who 2010 Online Edition|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=November 2009|access-date=26 April 2010}}</ref> | Born in [[Pirmahal]], [[West Punjab|Punjab]], Sarwar moved to Scotland in 1976 and built up a chain of [[cash and carry (wholesale)|cash and carry]] stores.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/uks-first-muslim-mp-mohammad-sarwar-becomes-governor-of-pakistans-punjab-province-8746743.html|title=UK's first Muslim MP Mohammad Sarwar becomes governor of Pakistan's|date=5 August 2013|publisher=ESI Media|work=The Independent|author=Andrew Buncombe}}</ref> Sarwar served as the [[Scottish Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Central]] from 1997 to 2010 and retired from UK politics in 2010. During his tenure at [[Westminster]], Sarwar served on the [[Scottish Affairs Select Committee]], and his youngest son [[Anas Sarwar]] served as MP for the same constituency from 2010 to 2015. He was the country's first [[Muslim]] Member of Parliament.<ref name=whowho>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U33889|title=SARWAR, Mohammad|work=Who's Who 2010 Online Edition|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=November 2009|access-date=26 April 2010}}</ref> | ||
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==Early and family life== | ==Early and family life== | ||
Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar was born to a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] | Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar was born to a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] Arain family in Sain De Khuie, a village near [[Lyallpur]] (now Faisalabad), Pakistan. The Arain tribe is ancient and traces its roots back to Arabian tribes who arrived in the Indian subcontinent in the year 711AD-712AD with the invading army of ‘Muhammad bin Qasim’ hence Arain people are offspring of Arab soldiers. In 1976 Sarwar moved to Scotland.<ref name=fatbuzz-sarwar>{{cite web |url=http://fatbuzz.tv/clients/governorofpunjab/biography/mohammad-sarwar/ |title=Biography – Mohammad Sarwar |publisher=FatBuzz|access-date=11 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111164922/http://fatbuzz.tv/clients/governorofpunjab/biography/mohammad-sarwar/ |archive-date=11 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> That year he married Perveen Sarwar, with whom he has three sons and one daughter.<ref name=whowho/> | ||
In 1982 Sarwar and his brother founded United Wholesale Grocers, a [[wholesale]] [[cash and carry (wholesale)|cash and carry]] business. In 2002 the brothers split the business, with Sarwar renaming his part as United Wholesale (Scotland) while his brother retained the previous name.<ref name=bbc-2007-05-24>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6687889.stm|title=MP's son guilty of huge cash scam|work=BBC News|date=24 May 2007|access-date=5 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.cbonline.co.uk/0,,62356,00.html |title=Bank Raises A Glass After Signing-Up United Wholesale Grocers|publisher=Clydesdale Bank|date=21 February 2005|access-date=5 June 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070704233859/http://www.cbonline.co.uk/0,,62356,00.html |archive-date = 4 July 2007}}</ref> | In 1982 Sarwar and his brother founded United Wholesale Grocers, a [[wholesale]] [[cash and carry (wholesale)|cash and carry]] business. In 2002 the brothers split the business, with Sarwar renaming his part as United Wholesale (Scotland) while his brother retained the previous name.<ref name=bbc-2007-05-24>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6687889.stm|title=MP's son guilty of huge cash scam|work=BBC News|date=24 May 2007|access-date=5 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.cbonline.co.uk/0,,62356,00.html |title=Bank Raises A Glass After Signing-Up United Wholesale Grocers|publisher=Clydesdale Bank|date=21 February 2005|access-date=5 June 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070704233859/http://www.cbonline.co.uk/0,,62356,00.html |archive-date = 4 July 2007}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:1952 births]] | [[Category:1952 births]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Scottish Labour | [[Category:Scottish Labour MPs]] | ||
[[Category:British politicians of Pakistani descent]] | [[Category:British politicians of Pakistani descent]] | ||
[[Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies]] | [[Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies]] | ||