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Moavia Azam Tariq (; born 28 August 1983) is a Pakistani far-right politician who had been a member of the

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from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life

He was born on 28 August 1983 in Chichawatni and in 2006, he obtained the degree of

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from Zakariyya International Islamic University in

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Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party from Constituency PP-126 (Jhang-III) in the

2018 Punjab provincial election Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab on to elect the members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 25 July 2018, alongside nationwide 2018 Pakistani general election, general elections a ...

. He received 65,252 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Sheikh Sheraz Akram. Following his election, he joined Pakistan Rah-e-Haq. PTI offered Moavia to join the party. His father Maulana Azam Tariq was also a member of the national assembly. He is also a member of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat.

References

Living people Pakistani prisoners and detainees Punjab MPAs 2018–2023 Pakistani Islamists Pakistani politicians convicted of crimes Pakistani far-right politicians Deobandis 1983 births {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub Pakistani Sunni Muslims Critics of Shia Islam Critics of Ahmadiyya