| Rao Hashim Khan | |
| Office: | Chairman of the 10th PAC, Pakistan |
| President: | Farooq Leghari |
| Primeminister: | Benazir Bhutto |
| Term Start: | 28 August 1995 |
| Term End: | 5 November 1996 |
| Predecessor: | Mr.Hamza – NA-73 |
| Successor: | Mr.Hamza – NA-73 |
| Constituency: | NA-128 (Pakpattan) |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament |
| President1: | Wasim Sajjad Farooq Leghari |
| Primeminister1: | Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi Benazir Bhutto |
| Term Start1: | 15 October 1993 |
| Term End1: | 5 November 1996 |
| Election1: | Pakistani general election, 6 October 1993 |
| Predecessor1: | Mian Mehmood Ahmed Khan of IJI |
| Successor1: | Mian Mehmood Ahmed Khan of Nawaz League |
| Constituency1: | NA-128 (Pakpattan). |
| President2: | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Primeminister2: | Quaid-e-Awam ZA Bhutto |
| Term Start2: | 26 March 1977 |
| Term End2: | 5 July 1977 |
| Election2: | Second General Election (7 March 1977) |
| Successor2: | Position abolished |
| Constituency2: | NA-138 Pakpattan(Sahiwal-VII) |
| President3: | Quaid-e-Awam ZA Bhutto Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Primeminister3: | Quaid-e-Awam ZA Bhutto |
| Term Start3: | 14 April 1972 |
| Term End3: | 7 March 1977 |
| Election3: | First General Election (7 December 1970) |
| Predecessor3: | Position established |
| Constituency3: | NW-98 Pakpattan(Sahiwal-VI) |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Balyali Bhiwani, East Punjab, British India (Present-day Haryana, India) |
| Death Place: | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Alma Mater: | Aligarh Muslim University Govt. College, Lahore. |
| Occupation: | Lawyer, Politician. |
| Party: | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Other Names: | Bhutto of Pakpattan |
| Relations: | Rao family |
| Spouse: | Shabbir-un-Nisa |
| Religion: | Muslim Sunni Meeladi |
Rao Muhammad Hashim Khan (ur|{{Nastaliq|راؤمُحمّد ہاشِم خان), was one of the oldest and most senior members of the Pakistan People's Party. He hails from District Pakpattan which is considered a stronghold of the Rao Family, who settled in this area after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
He was born to Rao Chaudhri Muhammad Ali who was a government official and his wife Hameeda Begum in 1923. In his early life he attended Government College Lahore for his Secondary Education. While there he took an active part in extracurricular and sports activities in college particularly in boxing and went on to take part in the National Level Inter Collegiate Boxing Championship in India. In addition while there he befriended Nobel Laureate Dr. Abdus Salam as well as legendary Bollywood actor Dev Anand. Being comparatively secular he befriended numerous Hindu and Sikh class fellows while still being an integral part of the Muslim student varsity at the college.Later on he enrolled in the Aligarh Muslim University and gained his degree in Law. After becoming a lawyer he moved back to his hometown of Hisar and established a thriving practice there mostly in Criminal Law.
Thus having established a name for himself as a successful lawyer in the city and being one of the most prominent members of his tribe in the area, he was invited by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto to contest on the ticket of the newly formed Pakistan People's Party in the 1970 elections. He was an elected member of Pakistan National Assembly thrice since 1970. He took part in the 1970 and 1977 elections and was victorious.[1] [2] In 1988 he was unable to secure his seat in the National Assembly, but was nominated Chairman of the Land Commission. In 1993 he emerged victorious again and was elected Chairman of 10th PAC, Pakistan on 28 August 1995.[3] [4]
He lost in the 1997 elections.[5] After the 2002 elections he retired from active politics and was succeeded by his sons Rao Mohammad Naseem Hashim and Rao Mohammad Jamil Hashim. He was survived by six sons and one daughter.He died on Saturday July 14, 2003 and was buried in his native village in Pakpattan.[6]