Murad Raas (born 6 June 1969) is a Pakistani politician who is the former Provincial Minister of Punjab for School Education, in office from 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
He was born on 6 June 1969 in
Gujrat.
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
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of Postgraduate education, graduate study and original resear ...
in Business Administration in 2010 from an unaccredited for-profit college,
American Heritage University of Southern California
He allegedly holds an American citizenship.
Political career
He was elected to the
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...
(PTI) from PP-152 (Lahore-XVI) in the
2013 Punjab provincial election.
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.
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.
References
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1969 births
Living people
Punjab MPAs 2013–2018
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPAs (Punjab)
Aitchison College alumni
Eastern Kentucky University alumni
People from Gujrat District
Punjab MPAs 2018–2023
Provincial ministers of Punjab
Pakistani emigrants to the United States
Naturalized citizens of the United States