Ashraf Choudhary
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Dr Ashraf Choudhary QSO |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list |
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In office 2002 – 2011 |
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15 February 1949 Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence |
Wellington, New Zealand |
| Alma mater |
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) Pakistan Massey University, New Zealand |
| Committees | Primary Production Committee |
| Fields | Agricultural Engineering |
| Institutions | Massey University |
Dr Ashraf Choudhary, QSO, (born 15 February 1949) is a Pakistani-New Zealand scientist in agricultural engineering and formerly a member of the Parliament in New Zealand. He is a member of the Labour Party, and was New Zealand's first MP from South Asia and Pakistan.
Choudhary was born in the Pakistani half of the Punjab region in village Jajay. He comes from a family of agriculture. He attended high school in the town of Sialkot, and then gained a degree in agricultural engineering from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) in Faisalabad. He continued his studies abroad, gaining a master's degree in agricultural engineering at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England and a PhD in agricultural engineering at Massey University, New Zealand. By profession, Choudhary was originally an environmental scientist and taught at the Massey University of New Zealand before his induction into Parliament. He has published a large number of scientific papers in his field, and is considered to be an international authority on conservation tillage. His work has a particular focus on agricultural techniques in developing countries. Choudhary has three children.
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