Mohammad Raza Hayat Harraj

Raza Hayat Hiraj
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Minister for Housing and Works
In office
2011–2012
President Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani
Minister of Overseas Pakistanis
In office
2004–2007
President Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
In office
2003–2004
President Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Minister of Information Technology
In office
2002–2003
President Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Personal details
Born 1969
Political party Pakistan Muslim League (Q)

Mohammad Raza Hayat Hiraj is a Pakistani Politician from Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan. Raza Hayat Harraj was born in Multan in 1969 to a Muslim family.

Political career

Mohammad Raza Hayat Hiraj has been repeatedly elected as a Member of National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA) from NA-156 by defeating one of leading politician Syed Fakhar imam (ex speaker). He started his political career by joining Pakistan Peoples Party. He later joined Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, then the PPPP-Patriots and finally PML-Q now he is in PML (n). He served as a Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali's cabinet,[1] later as Minister of Information Technology.[2]

From 2004 to 2007 he served as Minister of Overseas Pakistanis in Shaukat Aziz's cabinet.[3] He then served as Minister of Housing and Works in the coalition government of Pakistan Peoples Party and PML-Q.[4]

Personal life

A barrister by profession he received his LL.B degree from University of Leicester, in 1992. He later received his Bar-at-Law from Lincoln's Inn. He is married and has two sons and a daughter.

References

  1. Piracha, Shaukat (June 26, 2004). "Terrorism emanating from NWFP: Hiraj". Daily Times.
  2. Piracha, Shaukat (December 30, 2002). "Two more MNAs join the Patriots". Daily Times.
  3. Bukhari, Irfan (January 2, 2010). "Govt mulls merger of labour, overseas Pakistanis ministries". Daily Times.
  4. Asghar, Raja (September 11, 2012). "Anger in NA over UN missing persons probe". Dawn.
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