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Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad Biography

 

Name: Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad

Nationality: Pakistani

Born City:  Rawalpindi ( Babra Bazaar )

Lives in:  Lal Haveli (Red Fortress)

Martial Status: Single

Birth Day : 6 November 1950

Religion: Islam

Profession : Politician

Party:  Awami Muslim League

Education :  Polytechnic College, Gordon College (Law ) , University of Punjab ( Bachelor )

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Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad Biography

Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad

Who is Sheikh Rasheed?

Early Life and Education:

  • Born on November 6, 1950, in Babra Bazaar, Rawalpindi, Punjab, into a Kashmiri family.
  • Received early education from Polytechnic College and graduated from Government Gordon College.
  • Completed Bachelor of Laws from the University of Punjab in 1973 and later obtained a Master’s in political science from the same university in 1982.

 

Political Career:

  • Elected to the National Assembly eight times, beginning in 1985.
  • Initially campaigned on the Islamic Democratic Alliance (IDA) ticket, later joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) and then Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q).
  • Served as Minister of Sports under the IDA government and later as Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Federal Minister for Railways under PML-Q.
  • Founded Awami Muslim League (AML) and served as its president.
  • Formed electoral alliances, including with Imran Khan’s PTI, in various elections.
  • Served as Minister for Railways in Imran Khan’s cabinet from August 2018 to December 2020.
  • Appointed as Minister for the Interior in December 2020 until his removal in April 2022 after Imran Khan’s ousting.

 

Controversies:

  • Replaced as minister-in-waiting during Prime Minister Vajpayee’s visit to Pakistan in 2004 due to objections from the Indian foreign ministry.
  • Accused by Yasin Malik of running a jihadi camp in Punjab in 2005, a claim later retracted by Malik.
  • Denied permit to travel to Srinagar in 2005 by Indian authorities.
  • Detained at Houston airport in 2012 over suspected links with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, later released after diplomatic intervention.
  • Off-loaded from a Toronto-bound PIA flight in 2014 due to non-issuance of clearance by Canadian authorities.
  • Accused by Malik Shakeel Awan in 2018 of concealing possession of land in electoral papers, won legal case but later confessed to the omission.

 

He is very close friend of Imran Khan.

Sheikh Rasheed and imran khan

 

Imran Khan and Sheikh Rashid

Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad Swag :

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( Last Updated: 31 OCT 2019 )

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