Khawaja Muhammad Safdar

Khawaja Muhammad Safdar (died 1991) was a Pakistani politician and diplomat who was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League.^[1] He was the father of Pakistan's incumbent Minister of Defence, Khawaja Asif.

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 (1992)
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League
Relations	Khawaja Muhammad Asif (son)

Early life and career

He 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

• Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College