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Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani () (born 5 July 1955 in
Sarawan Sarawan ( Balochi: سراوان) was a division of the former princely state of Kalat in Baluchistan, Pakistan, with an area . To the north were Quetta Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan ...
,
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) is a four times elected member of the
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who served as the
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from 9 April 2008 until 14 January 2013.


Family

Raisani is the ''
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'' translated as king of the Raisani tribe of the
Sarawan Sarawan ( Balochi: سراوان) was a division of the former princely state of Kalat in Baluchistan, Pakistan, with an area . To the north were Quetta Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan ...
area, succeeding, as eldest son, to the late Nawab Ghous Baksh Khan Raisani.


Business career

He maintains an interest in developing his own landed estates and is President of the Chamber of Agriculture in Balochistan. He also has an interest in preserving
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and is a lifetime member of the
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. With assets worth 21 billion rupees, he is the richest parliamentarian of Balouchistan, and among the wealthiest of Pakistanis.


Political career

Raisani began his political career with the Pakistani National Party. In 1989, he was first elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly until 1990, when the provincial assemblies and
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were dissolved by then
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. When elections were held in 1990, Raisani was again elected to the Provincial Assembly, on the National Party ticket. In 1999, he joined the
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and has remained a member since. In 1999, he was elected for the third time. In the general elections of 2008, he was elected for the fourth time, from the constituency of Mastung/
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(PB-38) and became the parliamentary leader in the assembly. On 9 April 2008, Raisani was elected as the Chief Minister of Baluchistan, running unopposed. On 14 January 2013, upon the imposition of Governor's Rule following the
January 2013 Pakistan bombings On 10 January 2013, several bombings took place in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, killing a total of 130 people and injuring at least 270. The Quetta bombings led to protests by the city's Shia Muslim ...
, Raisani was dismissed as Chief Minister by the
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, under Article 234 of the Constitution of Pakistan. On Thursday 1 November 2012, media reports claimed that Raisani party's membership had been cancelled by the Peoples Party Kalat Division, for continually violating party policies. However, he denied these reports, and said that his party membership had not been cancelled.


Controversy

In mid-2010, Raisani stated that he holds a master's degree in
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. When questioned by reporters investigating false claims of educational credentials in Pakistani politics, he stated, "A degree is a degree! Whether fake or genuine, it's a degree! It makes no difference!". Subsequently, in the same year, he rejected allegations of corruption against him by asserting that there was "nothing wrong" with corruption. Since September 2012, there has been an increasing outcry against Raisani, following his government's failure to maintain law and order in Baluchistan, resulting in the mass murder of the
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community there There have been numerous instances of people disappearing in Baluchistan and never returning. Many people have accused the government of doing nothing in missing-persons cases with a majority of cases being left unsolved, and people have accused federal agencies of Pakistan of being involved with the Government of Baluchistan in the abduction of suspected separatist militants. In January 2013, the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama’at (former Sipah e Sahaba Pakistan) attacked the Hazara Shia Community in Quetta but Raisani's government did nothing to calm down the protestors. In September 2014, the
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of Pakistan started investigating charges of massive corruption against Raisani.Asim Yasin, The News Report
NAB probe against massive corruption by Raisani
, 16 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014


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Government Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raisani, Nawab Aslam Living people 1955 births Balochistan MPAs 2008–2013 Brahui people Chief ministers of Balochistan, Pakistan Nawabs of Balochistan, Pakistan Nawabs of Pakistan People from Mastung District Tumandars Balochistan MPAs 2024–2029 Politicians from Balochistan, Pakistan