Moavia Azam Tariq | |
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| Member of theProvincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-126 Jhang-III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1983-08-28)28 August 1983 (age 42) |
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| Alma mater | Zakariyya University,South Africa |
MawlānāMoavia Azam Tariq (Urdu:معاویہ اعظم طارق; born 28 August 1983) is a PakistaniIslamic scholar andfar-right politician who was a member of theProvincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.[2][1]
He is a son ofSipah-e-Sahaba chiefMaulana Azam Tariq, who was also a member of theNational Assembly of Pakistan.[3] He is also a senior leader of theAhle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ).[4]
He was born on 28 August 1983 inChichawatni and in 2006, he obtained the degree ofMaster of Arts inIslamic Studies fromZakariyya International Islamic University inSouth Africa.[5]
He was elected to theProvincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party from ConstituencyPP-127 (Jhang-III) in the2018 Punjab provincial election.[6]
He received 65,252 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Sheikh Sheraz Akram.[7] Following his election, he joinedPakistan Rah-e-Haq.[8]Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had previously offered him to join the party.[9]
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