Raja Ashfaq Sarwar (

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: ; 27 October 1954 — 11 April 2020) was a Pakistani politician, Member of Punjab Assembly, former Adviser to Chief Minister of Punjab, and Minister for Labour and Human Resource. He was Secretary General of the center-right party PMLN in Punjab. He had held various portfolios over his career including Minister for Youth Affairs, Minister for Forestry Wildlife & Fisheries, and Minister for Health.

Early life and education

Raja Ashfaq Sarwar, born at Holy Family Hospital in

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, hails from the village of

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in the

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and is the eldest son of Raja Ghulam Sarwar (late) a two-time member of

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Assembly. He attended

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.Staff Writer
"Raja Ashfaq Sarwar Profile"
Pakistan Herald

Political career

His political career started in 1988 when he successfully contested for a Punjab Assembly seat from Murree as an Independent candidate. He joined PML (a part of ''IJI'' then) later becoming 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

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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 coup d'état by

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. 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. In 2008 he was appointed as Adviser to Chief Minister of Punjab

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. On 11 May 2013 he was again elected as Member of Punjab Assembly from his home constituency of PP-1 in

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, serving Tehsil Murree and Tehsil Kotli Sattian, maintaining his 100% electoral record.Election Commission of Pakistan
"Punjab Assembly Results"
Election of 11 May 2013 He died on 11 April 2020 at the age of 65 after a prolonged illness.

Election history

References

External links

Profile of Raja Ashfaq Sarwar

Official PML-N Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarwar, Raja Ashfaq 1954 births Living people Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab) People from Murree Lawrence College Ghora Gali alumni Ross School of Business alumni Punjab MPAs 2013–2018