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Moavia Azam Tariq

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Moavia Azam Tariq
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-126 Jhang-III
Personal details
Born (1983-08-28) 28 August 1983 (age 41)
Chichawatni, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party (PRHP) (2012-present)
Other political
affiliations
Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
Parent
Alma materZakariyya University, South Africa

Mawlānā Moavia Azam Tariq (Urdu: معاویہ اعظم طارق) is a Pakistani far-right politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life

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He was born on 28 August 1983 in Chichawatni and in 2006, he obtained the degree of Master of Arts in Islamic Studies from Zakariyya International Islamic University in South Africa.[2]

Political career

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He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party from Constituency PP-126 (Jhang-III) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[3]

He received 65,252 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Sheikh Sheraz Akram.[4] Following his election, he joined Pakistan Rah-e-Haq.[5]

PTI offered Moavia to join the party.[6]

His father Maulana Azam Tariq was also a member of the national assembly.[7]

He is also a member of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat.[8][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ASWJ Leader: LHC orders release of Maulana Muavia | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Sanaullah met an independent MPA Maulana Muavia Azam in Jhang". Daily Times. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Muhammad Moavia". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ^ Correspondent (30 July 2018). "PTI offers MPA-elect Moavia Azam to join party". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 March 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Pakistan's Sunni-Shia Rift | MEO". Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Banned ASWJ's Muavia Azam released - Pakistan - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 1 August 2018.