Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana (; ; born 20 February 1949) has served as the 39th Governor of Punjab, in office from 10 May 2015 to 18 August 2018. He is affiliated with

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. He conducted landmark cases, including

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, Memogate Scandal, Election expenses, Alstom Energy Ltd, Rally Energy Ltd and Liverpool Cotton Association. He was the chairman of the parliamentary committee for appointment of the

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in 2014.

Early life

Rajwana is a native of

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in southern Punjab. Rajwana graduated from Government Emerson College Multan and earned a master's degree in

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from

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, Lahore.

Career

Rajwana joined the judiciary in 1987, resigning, later to start law firm Rajwana & Rajwana. In 1996, he was elected as President of High Court Bar Association

. His core areas of practice are Civil, Company, Alternate Dispute Resolution and Arbitration. He served as

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from southern Punjab in 2012. Rajwana is the senior Advocate

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. In February 2014, he was appointed chair of the parliamentary committee for appointment of

. Rajwana has been member of senate committees for Foreign Affairs, Law, Justice and Human Rights, Government Assurances, Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges, Senate House Committee, Devolution Process On May 10, 2015 he became the 39th Governor of Punjab.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajwana, Malik Muhammad Rafique Living people Pakistani lawyers Forman Christian College alumni Politicians from Multan Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Governors of Punjab, Pakistan 1949 births Pakistani senators (14th Parliament) Government Emerson College alumni