Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman | |
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| محمد بلیغ الرحمٰن | |
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| 41stGovernor of Punjab | |
| In office 30 May 2022 – 10 May 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Arif Alvi |
| President | Arif Alvi Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif Anwaar ul Haq Kakar Shehbaz Sharif |
| Chief Minister | Hamza Shahbaz Mohsin Naqvi (caretaker) Maryam Nawaz |
| Preceded by | Omer Sarfraz Cheema |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Saleem Haider Khan |
| Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training | |
| In office 7 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Minister of State for Interior and Narcotics Control | |
| In office 22 November 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training | |
| In office 4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Yousuf Shaikh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1970-12-21)21 December 1970 (age 54)[1] Bahawalpur,Punjab,Pakistan |
| Political party | AP (2025-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PMLN (2008-2024) |
| Relations | Qazi Adnan Fareed (cousin) |
Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman (Urdu:محمد بلیغ الرحمن; born 21 December 1970) is aPakistani politician who served as the 42ndGovernor of Punjab, he served in office from 30 May 2022 till 10 May 2024.
In 2022 he was appointed byPresidentArif Alvi, on advice ofPrime MinisterShehbaz Sharif.[2][3] He had taken the oath ofGovernor of Punjab on 30 May 2022, Chief Justice of theLahore High Court,Muhammad Ameer Bhatti administered his oath. Previously he served as the Minister of StateFederal Education andof Interior and Narcotics Control between 2013 and 2017. He had been a member of theNational Assembly from 2008 to May 2018.
After assuming the charge of Governor he automatically became the Chancellor of the public sector universities of the Punjab, Pakistan.
Baligh Ur Rehman was born on 21 December 1970 inBahawalpur, Pakistan.[1]
His father Muhammad Aqil-ur-Rehman was Member of National Assembly during 1997-99 while his cousinQazi Adnan Fareed is also a politician.[4]
He was initially educated at theSadiq Public School, where he passedO Level with a Gold Medal and later completed his FSc, before graduating from theUniversity of Pennsylvania as anelectrical engineer in 1994.[5]
Baligh was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in2008 Pakistani general election fromConstituency NA-185 onPML-N ticket.[6][7][8]
He was elected as the member of the National Assembly for the second time on PML-N ticket from NA-185 in2013 Pakistani general election.[9][10]
In June 2013, he was appointed as Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training.[11][12][13]
In November 2013, he was given the additional charge of Minister of State for Interior and Narcotics Control in the cabinet of Nawaz Sharif.[14][15] He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the disqualification of Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif afterPanama Papers case decision.[16] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into thefederal cabinet of Abbasi.[17][18] He was elevated as federal minister and given the portfolio of Federal Minister of Education and Professional Training, serving in that capacity until the term of the National Assembly ended on 31 May 2018.[19][20]
On 30 May 2022, he was appointed as the 39thGovernor of Punjab by PresidentArif Alvi.[21] On 22 December, Governor Baligh Ur Rehman denotifiedChief Minister of Punjab,Chaudhary Parvez Elahi from his position, citing his failure to take a vote of confidence from theProvincial Assembly, which the Governor had requested, as the reason for the denotification.[22] However, Elahi was restored by theLahore High Court on 23 December 2022. Chief Minister of Punjab, Parvez Elahi dissolved the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in January 2023, on Imran Khan’s orders, following this, Baligh Ur Rehman opted not to intervene in the dissolution process and stated he would “let the constitution take its course.”[23] Baligh Ur Rehman retained the position of Governor until he was replaced by PresidentAsif Ali Zardari withSardar Saleem Haider Khan in May 2024.
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| Preceded by | Governor of Punjab 30 May 2022 - Present | Succeeded by Vacant |
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