Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan

Raja Mohammed Sarfraz (1905-1968 C.E.) was a famous philanthropist, politician and a member of Pakistan Movement.

Political career

Raja Mohammad Sarfraz remained member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly for 29 consecutive years from 1929 to 1958.

He started his political career in 1929, when he became an unopposed member of the Punjab Legislative Council from Jehllum rural (Chakwal) constituency.

In 1937, when elections were held under Government of India Act 1935, he was elected as an M.L.A as a member of Unionist party. In 1942, he joined the All India Muslim League, which gave a big boost to the Pakistan Movement in the area.

In 1946 he won his seat for the third time and remained active politician until his retirement.He was also member of the district council and became counsel Chairman in 1942.

He was big business tycoon, however no one has been able to match his political and business success so far.

Philanthropic Works

Mr. Sarfraz patronized many schools and especially, the Islamia School Chakwal throughout his life.

He offered generous assistance to deserving students, widows and orphans. However, his biggest contribution to his district was his instrumental role in founding the Government College of Chakwal in 1949 for which he not only gave most central piece of his land, but also donated one hundred thousand rupees, a large amount at that time, and more importantly the main factor behind the Government's decision to select Chakwal as a venue for the College [Manzoor,I : "Dhan Dharti", page 5., 1988] .

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