Khawaja Sulman Rafiq

Khawaja Salman Rafique is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as Minister of Specialized Health in Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's cabinet. He has previously served in Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif cabinet as Minister for Specialized Health and he also has served as Advisor and Special Assistant for Health. He is a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 2024 and was before that from April 2008 to March 2013, from September 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023. He also served as Minister in Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz Cabinet. He was one of the main key figures in handling dengue in 2010.

Early life and family He was born on 16 February 1965.

He earned his BE degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore in 1990.

He is the younger brother of Khawaja Saad Rafique. His father Khawaja Muhammad Rafique was a politician, a Pakistan Movement activist and later an opposition leader to PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He was murdered in 1972 and the family blamed Bhutto. His mother Begum Farhat Rafique was also elected member of Provincial Assembly of Punjab in 1985.

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. He served as Special Assistant to Chief Minister of Punjab on Health. In November 2013, he briefly served as Special Assistant to Chief Minister of Punjab on Health.

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.

He was officially elected from the Punjab Assembly seat PP-153 Lahore-IX in the 2024 Punjab provincial election as a PML-N candidate. Following this he was chosen as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education for the second time, this time in the Maryam ministry. He was also handed the additional portfolio of the Punjab Emergency Services.