Shaikh Rohale Asghar (; born 24 October 1952) is a

Pakistani politician The Politics of Pakistan () takes place within the framework established by the constitution. The country is a federal parliamentary republic in which provincial governments enjoy a high degree of autonomy and residuary powers. Executive p ...

who had been a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

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 is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani provinces, Pakistani province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under ...

from 1990 to 1993. An influential figure of the

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Teh ...

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

Early life and family

He was born on 24 October 1952 into a

Kashmiri Shaikh Kashmiri Shaikh or Kashmiri Sheikh ( ks, ) is a Muslim community, which mainly live in Kashmir regions of India and Pakistan. The Kashmiri Shaikhs are considered to be a clan of Kashmiri people, Kashmiri origin also found predominantly in Paki ...

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 British politics, having served as a Liberal Democrat councillor for Welwyn Hatfield.

Political career

He was elected to the

from Constituency NA-83 (Lahore-III) in the

1985 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 February 1985 to elect members of the National Assembly.Paki ...

. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency NA-93 (Lahore-II) in

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, B ...

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

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

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

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. Prior ...

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

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

(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

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

2008 Pakistani general election 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

. 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

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) led by Nawaz Sharif, t ...

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

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...

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

NA-128 (Lahore-VI) NA-119 Lahore-III () is a newly-created constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises areas of Shalimar Tehsil along the India–Pakistan border. Members of Parliament 2018-2022: NA-128 Lahore-VI Election 2018 ...

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties 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