Khawaja Muhammad Safdar
Khawaja Muhammad Safdar was a politician from Pakistan Muslim League.[1]
Khawaja Muhammad Safdar MPA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 1962–1970 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League |
| Relations | Khawaja Muhammad Asif (son) |
Early life and career
He was born in Sialkot and 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.
He is the father of foreign minister of Pakistan in 2017, Khawaja Muhammad Asif. 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.
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.
References
- Ghumman, Khawar (7 June 2013). "Experience and loyalty count in the PML-N kitchen cabinet". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "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