Qamar-ul-Islam Raja

Qamar-ul-Islam Raja is a Pakistani politician who is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 2024. He also served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education

Raja was born on 6 December 1964 in Rawalpindi.
He graduated in 1987 from University of the Punjab. He married in 1995 and has two daughters and one son. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1989 from University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.
In 2001, he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Sciences. He obtained a Master of Science in 2005 and a Master of Philosophy in Mass Communication in 2009.

Career

Raja was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) from Constituency PP-5 in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 34,252 votes and defeated Raja Anwar, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N).
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-5 in the 2013 Pakistani general election. 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. During this period, he served as the chairperson of the Punjab Education Foundation.
In the 2024 Pakistani general elections, he was again a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) for the National Assembly seat for the constituency NA-53.