Najma Afzal Khan | |
Office: | Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab |
Term Start: | 29 May 2013 |
Term End: | 31 May 2018 |
Constituency: | Reserved seat for women |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1950 |
Birth Place: | Faisalabad |
Spouse: | Rana Afzal Khan |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Party: | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Dr. Najma Afzal Khan (; born 1 October 1950) is a Pakistani politician, doctor and philanthropist who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018. She has also founded and run various charitable organizations to help impoverished young people.
She was born on 1 October 1950 in Faisalabad.[1]
She earned a degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1976 from the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences.
Khan helped found the Saahil Group, a healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and real estate company, with her husband, Rana Afzal Khan. She established Saahil Hospital in Faisalabad.
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2] [3]
She was married to Rana Afzal Khan, PML-N leader and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in the Abassi Cabinet, until his death on the 27th of September, 2019.
Khan has won approximately 50 awards for her Medical and Charitable Work.