Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana ( pa, ; ur, ; born 20 February 1949) was the 32nd Governor of Punjab, in office since 10 May 2015. He is affiliated with

PML-N The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right and liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party ...

. He conducted landmark cases, including

Mian Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime minister of Pak ...

, Memogate Scandal, Election expenses, Alstom Energy Ltd, Rally Energy Ltd and Liverpool Cotton Association. He was the chairman of the parliamentary committee for appointment of the

Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan The Chief Election Commissioner is the authority and the appointed chair of the Election Commission of Pakistan— an institution constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national and provincial legislatures. Befo ...

in 2014.

Early life

He is a native of

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

in southern Punjab. Rajwana graduated from

Government Emerson College Multan Emerson University, Multan, formerly known as the Government Emerson College Multan is located in the city of Multan in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. It is also called Govt. College Multan, GC Multan, or Govt. Bosan Road Co ...

and earned a master's degree in

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from

Forman Christian College University Forman Christian College is an private liberal arts university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was founded in 1864 and is administered by the Presbyterian Church. The university follows an American-style curriculum. Founded in 1864 by American ...

, Lahore.

Career

Rajwana joined the judiciary in 1987, resigning, later to start law firm Rajwana & Rajwana. In 1996, he was elected as President of High Court Bar Association

. His core areas of practice are Civil, Company, Alternate Dispute Resolution and Arbitration. He served as

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

from southern Punjab in 2012. Rajwana is the senior Advocate

Supreme Court of Pakistan The Supreme Court of Pakistan ( ur, ; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Established in accordance to thePart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate a ...

. In February 2014, he was appointed chair of the parliamentary committee for appointment of

. He has been member of senate committees for Foreign Affairs, Law Justice and Human Rights, Government Assurances, Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges, Senate House Committee, Devolution Process On May 10, 2015 he became Governor of Punjab.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajwana, Malik Muhammad Rafique Living people Pakistani lawyers Forman Christian College alumni Politicians from Multan Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Governors of Punjab, Pakistan Punjabi people 1949 births Pakistani senators (14th Parliament) Government Emerson College alumni