Khawaja Muhammad Safdar, born in Sialkot, was a Pakistani politician affiliated with the Pakistan Muslim League.[1]
Khawaja Muhammad safdar | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of Majlis-e-Shoora | |
| In office 1981–1985 | |
| President | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office 6 August 1975 – 4 July 1977 | |
| Constituency | Punjab |
| In office 6 August 1973 – 5 August 1975 | |
| Constituency | Punjab |
| Leader of Opposition in Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan | |
| In office 9 June 1962 – 25 March 1969 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan | |
| In office 9 June 1965 – 25 March 1969 | |
| Constituency | Sialkot-I |
| In office 9 June 1962 – 8 June 1965 | |
| Constituency | Sialkot-I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 1991 |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League |
| Relations | Khawaja Muhammad Asif (son) |
Early life and career
editHe took an active part in the Pakistan Movement before 1947. In 1981, he was nominated as chairman of Majlis-e-Shoora, Pakistan and also acted as acting president of Pakistan in this capacity.[citation needed]
He is the father of foreign minister of Pakistan in 2017, Khawaja Muhammad Asif. [citation needed] He was elected Member of Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan in 1962[2] and was thereafter elected as leader of opposition.[2] He was re-elected to both these position in 1965.[3] and served in those positions till 25 March 1969, when General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan seized power and dissolved the Assemblies. Khawaja Muhammad Safdar contested 1970 elections in Pakistan but lost to a nominee of Pakistan Peoples Party.[citation needed]
Sialkot Medical College was set up in Sialkot in 2011 which was later renamed after Khawaja Muhammad Safdar as Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College.[4] A famous main boulevard in Sialkot on which Khwaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College lies has also been named as Khwaja Muhammad Safdar Road.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ghumman, Khawar (7 June 2013). "Experience and loyalty count in the PML-N kitchen cabinet". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Khawaja Muhammad Safdar listed as member of Provincial Assembly (1962-1965) on pap.gov.pk website". Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Khawaja Muhammad Safdar listed as member of Provincial Assembly (1965-1969)". Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Sialkot Medical College renamed as Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, pulsepakistan.com website, Retrieved 8 August 2017
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