Qamar-ul-Islam Raja

Qamar ul Islam Raja
Qamar ul Islam Raja
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
	In office; 2008 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	PP-5 (Rawalpindi-V)
Personal details
Born	6 December 1964 (age 59); Rawalpindi
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)

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Qamar ul Islam Raja is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education[edit]

He was born on 6 December 1964 in Rawalpindi.^[1]

He graduated in 1987 from University of the Punjab. He obtained a degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1989 from University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.^[1]

In 2001, he completed Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Sciences. In 2005, he obtained a degrees of Master of Science and a degree of Master of Philosophy in Mass Communication in 2009.^[1]

Political career[edit]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-5 (Rawalpindi-V) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 34,252 votes and defeated Raja Anwar, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).^[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-5 (Rawalpindi-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election.^[3] He received 65,445 votes and with the highest lead in the provincial assembly of the punjab he defeated Malik Sohail Ashraf, a candidate of PML-Q.^[4] In 2018 general elections,he contested on NA-59 but defeated by very high margin. He got the lowest vote as a candidate of PMLN in 20 years of Rawalpindi.

Saaf Pani case[edit]

In June 2018, he was arrested in the Saaf Pani case for allegedly awarding contract to his favorite firm. After that he released by court order as case has no worth, purely based on political victimisation. ^[5]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
↑ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
↑ "PML-N candidate contesting polls against Chaudhry Nisar taken into custody | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

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[pap-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[2] "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

[3] "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[4] "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[5] "PML-N candidate contesting polls against Chaudhry Nisar taken into custody | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

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