Khawaja Salman Rafique

Khawaja Salman Rafique
Minister for Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education
Assumed office
6 March 2024
Chief MinisterMaryam Nawaz
In office
28 November 2016 – 31 May 2018
Chief MinisterShahbaz Sharif
Provincial Minister of Health
In office
April 2022 – July 2022
Chief MinisterHamza Shahbaz
Advisor to the Chief Minister for Health
In office
13 November 2013 – 26 November 2016
Chief MinisterShahbaz Sharif
Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Health
In office
8 February 2012 – 20 March 2013
Chief MinisterShahbaz Sharif
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Assumed office
February 2024
ConstituencyPP-153 Lahore-IX
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-157 Lahore-XIV
In office
2 September 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-142 (Lahore-VI)
In office
9 April 2008 – 20 March 2013
ConstituencyPP-142 (Lahore-VI)
Personal details
Born (1965-02-16) 16 February 1965 (age 59)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
RelationsKhawaja Saad Rafique (brother)
Ghazala Saad Rafique (sister-in-law)
ParentBegum Farhat Rafique (mother)

Khawaja Salman Rafique (Punjabi: خواجا سلمان رفیق) 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's 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 Shehbaz's Cabinet. He was one of the main key figures in handling dengue in 2010.