Murad Raas

Murad Raas
Murad Raas
Provincial Minister of Punjab for School Education
	In office; 27 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
	In office; 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
Constituency	PP-159 Lahore-XVI
	In office; 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	PP-152 (Lahore-XVI)
President of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party Lahore
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 August 2023
President	Aleem Khan
Personal details
Born	6 June 1969 (age 54); Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	IPP (2023-present)
Other political; affiliations	PTI (2013-2023)

Murad Raas is a Pakistani politician who is the former Provincial Minister of Punjab for School Education, is in office since 27 August 2018 to 2021. 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 the Punjab from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education[edit]

He was born on 6 June 1969 in Gujrat.^[1]

He received his early education from Aitchison College. He has the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance which he obtained in 1993 from Eastern Kentucky University. He received an Honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in 2010 from an unaccredited for-profit college, American Heritage University of Southern California^[1]

He allegedly holds an American citizenship.^[2]

Political career[edit]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-152 (Lahore-XVI) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.^[3]^[4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-159 (Lahore-XVI) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.^[5]

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and was appointed as the Provincial Minister of Punjab for School Education.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "FIA's report puts dual national candidates of political parties in a tough spot | Pakistan Today".
^ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ Malik, Mansoor (28 August 2018). "Punjab cabinet sworn in: Only 15 out of 23 ministers given portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[pap-1] "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[2] "FIA's report puts dual national candidates of political parties in a tough spot | Pakistan Today".

[3] "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[4] "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[5] "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[6] Malik, Mansoor (28 August 2018). "Punjab cabinet sworn in: Only 15 out of 23 ministers given portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

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