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| name = Chaudhry Mazhar Iqbal<br />
| honorific-suffix = <br />
| office = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]<br />
| term_start = 15 August 2018<br />
| term end = <br />
| constituency = [[PP-243 Bahawalnagar-VII]]<br />
| nationality = Pakistani<br />
| otherparty = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (2018-2025)<br />
| party = [[Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan|TLP]] (2025-present)<br />
| term_end = 14 January 2023<br />
| birth_place = [[Bahawalnagar]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|08|15|df=y}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Chaudhry Mazhar Iqbal''' is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from August 2018 till January 2023. Professionally, he's a doctor and an orthopaedic surgeon.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/21/1487 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250707163025/https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/21/1487 |archive-date=7 July 2025 |access-date= |website=[[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Chaudhry Mazhar Iqbal was born on 15 August 1961 in [[Bahawalnagar]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]. He received his [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] degree in 1985 from [[King Edward Medical University|King Edward Medical College]], Lahore, and completed an MS in [[Orthopedic surgery|Orthopedics]] in 1990 at the Postgraduate Medical Institute, Government of the Punjab, Lahore.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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His father Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor and his brother, Chaudhry Zafar Iqbal, have both been politicians, the former being a minister under [[Nawaz Sharif]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Academic career ==<br />
He is a doctor and orthopaedic surgeon, trained in the [[United States]], who served in various capacities at King Edward Medical College and Mayo Hospital, Lahore. His official positions included Medical Officer (1986–1987), Registrar (1987–1990), Senior Registrar (1990), and Assistant Professor (1990–1997) in the Health Department at King Edward and Mayo Hospital. He has also been actively involved with the Pakistan Orthopaedic Association, holding several offices over the years: Executive Member (Punjab, 1991–1992), Joint Secretary (North Punjab, 1992–1993), Vice President (North Punjab, 1997–1998), and Treasurer (North Punjab, 2009–2011). He has authored multiple research papers and publications in the field of orthopaedics and has represented Pakistan at international orthopaedic conferences in [[Spain]], [[China]], [[Switzerland]], [[South Africa]], and [[Malaysia]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Political career==<br />
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He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] from Constituency PP-243 (Bahawalnagar-VII) in the [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/PP-243 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |publisher=The News |accessdate=29 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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