Moavia Azam Tariq
{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Moavia Azam Tariq
| image =
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
| term_start = 15 August 2018
| term end =
| constituency = PP-126 Jhang-III
| nationality = Pakistani
| father = Azam Tariq
| party = Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party (PRHP) (2012-present)
| otherparty = PML (N)
| alma_mater = Zakariyya University, South Africa
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|08|28}}
| birth_place = Chichawatni, Pakistan
| honorific_prefix =
| term_end = 14 January 2023
}}
Mawlānā Moavia Azam Tariq ({{langx|ur|{{nq|معاویہ اعظم طارق}}}}; born 28 August 1983) is a Pakistani far-right politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.
Early life
He was born on 28 August 1983 in Chichawatni and in 2006, he obtained the degree of Master of Arts in Islamic Studies from Zakariyya International Islamic University in South Africa.{{Cite web |title=Punjab Assembly {{!}} Members - Members' Directory |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/21/1376 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=www.pap.gov.pk}}
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party from Constituency PP-126 (Jhang-III) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.{{cite news |title=Sanaullah met an independent MPA Maulana Muavia Azam in Jhang |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/275387/sanaullah-met-an-independent-mpa-maulana-muavia-azam-in-jhang/ |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=Daily Times |date=30 July 2018}}
He received 65,252 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Sheikh Sheraz Akram.{{cite web |title=Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/PP-126 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |publisher=The News |accessdate=29 July 2018 |language=en}} Following his election, he joined Pakistan Rah-e-Haq.{{cite web |title=Muhammad Moavia |url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/21/1376 |website=www.pap.gov.pk |publisher=Punjab Assembly |accessdate=15 August 2018 |language=en}}
PTI offered Moavia to join the party.{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |date=July 30, 2018 |title=PTI offers MPA-elect Moavia Azam to join party |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/348218-pti-offers-mpa-elect-moavia-azam-to-join-party |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}
His father Maulana Azam Tariq was also a member of the national assembly.{{Cite web |url=https://middle-east-online.com/en/pakistan%E2%80%99s-sunni-shia-rift |title=Pakistan's Sunni-Shia Rift | MEO |access-date=2022-04-23 |archive-date=2020-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012091940/https://middle-east-online.com/en/pakistan%E2%80%99s-sunni-shia-rift |url-status=dead }}
He is also a member of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat.{{cite news |title=Banned ASWJ's Muavia Azam released - Pakistan - Dunya News |url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/399669-Banned-ASWJs-Muavia-Azam-released- |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=dunyanews.tv}}{{cite news |title=ASWJ Leader: LHC orders release of Maulana Muavia {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/543648/aswj-leader-lhc-orders-release-of-maulana-muavia/ |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=The Express Tribune |date=3 May 2013}}
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