Muhammad Basharat Raja
Muhammad Basharat Raja | |
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Muhammad Basharat Raja in 2014 | |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Law and Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 27 August 2018 – 1 April 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Usman Buzdar |
| Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan) | |
| In office 3 May 2011 – 16 March 2013 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gillani Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Law and Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Chief Minister | Parvez Elahi |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Law and Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-14 Rawalpindi-IX |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Constituency | PP-110 (Gujrat-III) |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Constituency | PP-4 (Rawalpindi-IV) |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Constituency | PP-4 (Rawalpindi- IV) |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| Constituency | PP-4 (Rawalpindi- IV) |
| Member District Council Rawalpindi | |
| In office 1987–1990 | |
| Constituency | Rawalpindi |
| Chairman District Council Rawalpindi | |
| In office 1979–1987 | |
| Constituency | Rawalpindi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1951 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PTI (2018-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PML(Q) (2002-2018) PMLN (1993-1999) IJI (1998-1990) PPP (1970-1988) |
Muhammad Basharat Raja (Punjabi: محمد بشارت راجہ) is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Provincial Minister of Punjab for Baitul Maal and Social Welfare. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. He is the son of former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Raja Laal of Rawalpindi.
He was first elected as Chairman District Council Rawalpindi in 1979. Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1990 to 1999 and again from 2003 to 2007. He served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, and Minister for Information, Culture and Youth Affairs between 1997 and 1999 and served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Local Government and Community Development, and minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Public Prosecution between 2003 and 2007. On 21 November 2020, he was appointed Provincial Minister of Punjab for Cooperatives. He was also the Provincial Minister of Public Prosecution and Cooperatives in the cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi from 7 August 2022 to 22 December 2022.