Raja Rashid Hafeez
Raja Rashid Hafeez | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Literacy and Non Formal Basic Education | |
| In office 27 August 2018 – April 2022 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-16 Rawalpindi-XI |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1976 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PTI (2018-present) |
Raja Rashid Hafeez is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Literacy and Non Formal Basic Education, in office from 27 August 2018 till April 2022. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2002 to 2007 and again from May 2013 to May 2018.
Early life and education
[edit]He was born on 24 October 1976 in Rawalpindi.[1]
He has a degree of Bachelor of Arts which he obtained from Government College Asghar Mall Rawalpindi.[1]
Political career
[edit]He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from PP-11 (Rawalpindi-XI) in the 2002 Punjab provincial election. He received 15,532 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2] From 2002 to 2007, he served as Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government and Rural Development.[1]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from PP-11 (Rawalpindi-XI) in the 2008 Punjab provincial election, but was unsuccessful. He received 11,578 votes and lost the seat to Zia Ullah Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-11 (Rawalpindi-XI) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.[4][5]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-16 Rawalpindi-XI in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[6]
On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar.[7] On 6 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Literacy and Non Formal Basic Education.[8]
He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-16 Rawalpindi-XI as a candidate of the PTI in the 2023 Punjab provincial election.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "PP-16 Result - Election Results 2018 - Rawalpindi 11 - PP-16 Candidates - PP-16 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Punjab's 23-member cabinet sworn in". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Five Ministers Get Portfolios in Punjab". Abb Takk News. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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