Chaudhary Sarfraz Afzal

Chaudhary Sarfraz Afzal is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education He was born on 11 July 1975 in Rawalpindi. He then graduated in 2002 from Bahauddin Zakariya University and has a degree in Bachelor of Arts. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-52 (Rawalpindi-III) but was unsuccessful against Nisar Ali Khan.

From 2008 to 2013, he served as a political adviser to the Chief Minister of Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-6 (Rawalpindi-VI) in by-polls held in August 2013. He received 30,065 votes and defeated Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

In December 2013, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for youth affairs, archaeology and tourism. Further, he led the Youth Wing of PML-N as President of its Punjab chapter alongside Muhammad Safdar Awan, inducting over 100,000 youth into party ranks. Following the 2024 Pakistani general election, he formally resigned from PML-N, citing ideological differences with its leadership.

In September 2024, he joined Awaam Pakistan on the invitation of former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.