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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix =
|name = Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman
|image = Balig ur Rehman.jpg
|office =[[Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training]]
|term_start = 4 August 2017
| term_end = 31 May 2018
|president = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
|primeminister = [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]
| successor = Mohammad Yousuf Shaikh
|office1 =[[Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training]]
|term_start1 = 7 June 2013
| term_end1 = 28 July 2017
|president1 = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
|primeminister1 = [[Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif]]
|predecessor1 =
|successor1 =
|office2 =[[Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Interior and Narcotics Control]]
|term_start2 = 22 November 2013
| term_end2 = 28 July 2017
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|12|21}}<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=185|accessdate=11 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419124930/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=185|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref>
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League-N|Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد بلیغ الرحمن}}}}; born 21 December 1970) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who served as [[Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training]], in [[Abbasi cabinet]] from August 2017 to May 2018. Previously he served as the Minister of State [[Minister for Education (Pakistan)|Federal Education]] and [[Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control (Pakistan)|of Interior and Narcotics Control]] in [[third Sharif ministry]] from 2013 to 2017. He had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] from 2008 to May 2018.

==Early life==
He was born on 21 December 1969.<ref name="pildat/dob" />

==Political career==
Rehman was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] from [[Constituency NA-185]] on [[PML-N]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na185.htmll | title=Election Results 2008 | publisher=Geo TV | accessdate=26 June 2014 | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430003125/http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na185.htmll | archivedate=30 April 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bahawalpur profile: In the land of the nawabs – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/546833/district-profile-in-the-land-of-the-nawabs/|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=10 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211548/https://tribune.com.pk/story/546833/district-profile-in-the-land-of-the-nawabs/|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nawabs of Bahawalpur to play vital role in next general elections|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/03-Dec-2012/nawabs-of-bahawalpur-to-play-vital-role-in-next-general-elections|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409111038/http://nation.com.pk/national/03-Dec-2012/nawabs-of-bahawalpur-to-play-vital-role-in-next-general-elections|archivedate=9 April 2017}}</ref>

He was elected as the member of the National Assembly for the second time on PML-N ticket from NA-185 in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data|accessdate=2 February 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|date=24 June 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161224/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data|archivedate=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Correspondent|first1=The Newspaper's|title=Ex-PML-N MPA held in fake degree case|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1042754|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=14 September 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412224640/https://www.dawn.com/news/1042754|archivedate=12 April 2017}}</ref>

In June 2013, he was appointed as Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nation.com.pk/national/07-Jun-2013/25-member-federal-cabinet-sworn-in | title=Sworn in as Minter of State | publisher=Nation PK | date=7 June 2013 | accessdate=26 June 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210145811/http://www.nation.com.pk/national/07-Jun-2013/25-member-federal-cabinet-sworn-in | archivedate=10 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sharif's 25-member cabinet takes oath|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1016686|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=7 June 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227063804/https://www.dawn.com/news/1016686|archivedate=27 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Federal cabinet unveiled: Enter the ministers – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/560553/federal-cabinet-unveiled-enter-the-ministers/|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=8 June 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226212957/https://tribune.com.pk/story/560553/federal-cabinet-unveiled-enter-the-ministers/|archivedate=26 February 2017}}</ref>

In November 2013, he was given the additional charge of Minister of State for Interior and Narcotics Control in the cabinet of Nawaz Sharif.<ref>{{cite news|title=Minister Baligh assumes additional charge in Interior Ministry|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/468288-minister-baligh-assumes-additional-charge-in-interior-ministry|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|date=22 November 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413071442/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/468288-minister-baligh-assumes-additional-charge-in-interior-ministry|archivedate=13 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=Tariq Fazal sworn in as minister of state|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1221860|accessdate=12 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=24 November 2015|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304040042/https://www.dawn.com/news/1221860|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref> He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the disqualification of Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] after [[Panama Papers case (Pakistan)|Panama Papers case]] decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|accessdate=28 July 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|archivedate=28 July 2017}}</ref> Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of [[Abbasi ministry|Abbasi]].<ref name="app/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|accessdate=4 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archivedate=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="pakistantoday/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi’s 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|accessdate=4 August 2017|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017}}</ref> He was elevated as federal minister and given the portfolio of Federal Minister of Education and Training.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Raza|first1=Syed Irfan|title=PM Abbasi’s bloated cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1349710/pm-abbasis-bloated-cabinet-sworn-in|accessdate=5 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=5 August 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805040859/https://www.dawn.com/news/1349710/pm-abbasis-bloated-cabinet-sworn-in|archivedate=5 August 2017}}</ref> Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Rehman ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |accessdate=1 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archivedate=1 June 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Sharif III Cabinet}}
{{Abbasi Cabinet}}

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[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013]]
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[[Category:Education Ministers of Pakistan]]

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