Shaikh Rohale Asghar (; born 24 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

from August 2018 till August 2023. He served as Advisor to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with the status of Federal Minister. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 1985 to 1988 and again from 2008 to May 2018. He was a member of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, also known as the Punjab Assembly, is the supreme legislative body of Punjab, a province of Pakistan. It convenes at the Assembly Building in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. It is a unicameral legislature o ...

from 1990 to 1993. An influential figure of the

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, from Daroghawala Lahore, he has served as Advisor to the Prime Minister

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Early life and family

He was born on 24 October 1952 into a Kashmiri Shaikh family. Both his late father Sheikh Asghar and his late brother Sheikh Shakeel Asghar were involved in politics. His son Khurram Rohale Asghar has served as the PML-N Youth Wing Lahore President. His daughter Ayesha Rohale is involved in

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, having served as a

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councillor for

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Political career

He was elected to the

from Constituency NA-83 (Lahore-III) in the 1985 Pakistani general election. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of

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(IJI) from Constituency NA-93 (Lahore-II) in the

1988 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 16 November 1988 to elect the members of the National Assembly and Senate. The elections saw the resurgence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's daughter, Ben ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 41,181 votes and lost the seat to

Aitzaz Ahsan Chaudhary Aitzaz Ahsan ( Punjabi, ; born 27 September 1945) is a Pakistani politician and lawyer. He served as the Leader of the House in the Senate of Pakistan from 1994 to 1996, and as the Leader of the Opposition from 1996 till 2000 and agai ...

. He was elected to the

as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-118 (Lahore-III) in the

1990 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...

. He received 42,058 votes and defeated Mian Aziz-ur-Rehman Chan, a candidate of

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(PDA). He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-118 (Lahore-III) in the

1993 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 6 October 1993 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections took place after both the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan resigned to resolve a power struggle. Prio ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 9,432 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Hanif Ramay, a candidate of

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(PPP). He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PP-118 (Lahore-III) in the

1997 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 3 February 1997 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by pre-election Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Mus ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 17,419 votes and lost the seat to Haji Imdad Hussain, a candidate of

(PML-N). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-124 (Lahore-VII) in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He received 71,342 votes and defeated Ayaz Imran, a candidate of PPP. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-124 (Lahore-VII) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 119,312 votes and defeated Walid Iqbal, a candidate of

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(PTI). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-128 (Lahore-VI) in the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

. He received 98,199 votes and defeated Aijaz Ahmed, a candidate of PTI.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Asghar, Shaikh Rohale Living people Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent 1952 births Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Punjab MPAs 1990–1993 Pakistani MNAs 1985–1988 Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023