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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Khawaja Salman Rafique
| honorific-suffix =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|2|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lahore

| office = Minister for Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education
| term_start = 28 November 2016
| term_end = 2018
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Shahbaz Sharif]]

| office1 = Adviser to the Chief Minister for Health
| term_start1 = 13 November 2013
| term_end1 = 26 November 2016
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Shahbaz Sharif]]

| office2 = Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Health
| term_start2 = 8 February 2012
| term_end2 = 2013
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[Shahbaz Sharif]]

| office3 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start3 = 2018
| term_end3 =
|constituency3= PP-157 (Lahore-XIV )
| term_start4 = 2013
| term_end4 = 2018
|constituency4 = PP-142 (Lahore-VI)
| term_start5 = 2008
| term_end5 = 2013
|constituency5 = PP-142 (Lahore-VI)

|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|relations= [[Khawaja Saad Rafique]] (brother)
|parents= [[Begum Farhat Rafique]] (mother) [[Khawaja Muhammad Rafique Shaheed]] (Father)
}}

'''Khawaja Salman Rafique''' is a Pakistani politician who is a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]], from 2008 till date. and He has served in Shahbaz Sharif cabinet as Minister for specialised health and he also has served as Advisor and Special assistant for Health. He was one of the main key figure in finishing dengue in 2010

==Early life and family==
He was born on 16 February 1965.<ref name="pap/2013">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1219|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref>

He is brother of [[Khawaja Saad Rafique]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Khawaja Saad Rafique|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1024456|accessdate=24 January 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=28 April 2013}}</ref>.His father Khawaja Muhammad Rafique Shaheed was a political activist and was Assassinated , the family blames then Prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto . His father has also worked Fatima Jinnah.His mother was also member of provincial assembled of punjab

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency PP-142 (Lahore-VI) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="pap/2008">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/604|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref> He served as Special Assistant to Chief Minister of Punjab on Health.<ref name="pap/2013" />

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-142 (Lahore-VI) in bye-elections held in August 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=PML-N wins five NA, 10 PA seats in Punjab|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1037752|accessdate=24 January 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=23 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ECP announces by-election results|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/88805-ecp-announces-byelection-results-|accessdate=24 January 2018|work=www.geo.tv}}</ref> In November 2013, he briefly served as Special Assistant to Chief Minister of Punjab on Health.<ref name="pap/2013" /> In November 2016, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister [[Shahbaz Sharif]] and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education.<ref>{{cite news|title=Punjab govt hands over portfolios to newly appointed cabinet ministers|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/29/punjab-govt-hands-over-portfolios-to-newly-appointed-cabinet-ministers/|accessdate=24 January 2018|work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref>

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-157 (Lahore-XIV) in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |accessdate=3 September 2018 |work=Samaa TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |archive-date=2018-07-29 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab)]]
[[Category:People from Lahore]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Central Model School, Lahore alumni]]

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->Extraordinary Writ at 21:28, 17 March 2021