MNA, Ex Chairman Privatisation Commission Born: 09 August 1949 Profession: Politician,Businessman and a banker Affiliation(s): PML-N Citizenship: Pakistani Profile Khawaja Muhammad Asif Was born August 9, 1949 in Sialkot. Family Khawaja Asif is the son of Khawaja Muhammad Safdar, an active politician of the Pakistan Movement.He is married with a son and three daughters. Profession A businessman and a banker by profession, he received B.A/L.L.B degrees from University of the Punjab in 1970. Political Career He is politically affiliated the center-right party PML-N. He is renowned for his oratory skills and denunciation of military intervention in the political domain. He served as a senator during years 1990-1993. He was elected as an MNA for in the years 1993, 1997 and In the 2002.In the 2008 general election, he was elected for the fourth term as a member of the National Assembly on PML-N's ticket. Served as Chairman Privatisation Commission, 1997-1999 Petroleum and Natural Resources 31 March, 2008 - 12 May,2008 Mister of Sports 31 March, 2008 - 12 May,2008 Row with General Musharraf Hassan Abbas in his book Pakistan's Drift Into Extremism claims that during the Nawaz Sharif government, General Pervez Musharraf informed Shahbaz Sharif, Nawaz's brother and the then chief minister of Punjab and Nisar Ali Khan, an influential cabinet member that some politicians including Khawaja Asif were advising Sharif to remove General Musharraf as the army chief. Asif rejected these claims, but the reconciliation with Musharraf was proved late, as the General overthrew Sharif ahead of time. The row with General Musharraf in particular and Army leadership in general again surfaced in the budgetary sessions of 2006-07, when two videos of Khawaja Asif appeared on the internet challenging and rebuking the military regimes of the country.
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