Murad Raas

Murad Raas is a Pakistani politician who is the former Provincial Minister of Punjab for School Education, in office from 27 August 2018 to 2021. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 6 June 1969 in Gujrat.
He received his early education from Aitchison College. He has the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance which he obtained in 1993 from Eastern Kentucky University. He received an Honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in 2010 from an unaccredited for-profit college, American Heritage University of Southern California
He allegedly holds an American citizenship.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from PP-152 in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-159 in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.
On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and was appointed as the Provincial Minister of Punjab for School Education.