Raja Rashid Hafeez Explained

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

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.

Political career

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.

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 15 January 2018.
2. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 24 March 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
3. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 24 March 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
4. Web site: Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election. ECP. 20 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120053951/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf. 20 January 2018.
5. News: List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats. 18 January 2018. The News. 13 May 2013. en.
6. Web site: PP-16 Result - Election Results 2018 - Rawalpindi 11 - PP-16 Candidates - PP-16 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk . www.thenews.com.pk . 28 August 2018 . en.
7. News: Punjab's 23-member cabinet sworn in . 28 August 2018 . www.pakistantoday.com.pk . 28 August 2018.
8. News: . Five Ministers Get Portfolios in Punjab . 6 September 2018 . Abb Takk News . 6 September 2018.
9. Web site: 2023-04-19 . List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab 2023 . 2023-04-21 . Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf . en.