Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman | |
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| محمد بلیغ الرحمٰن | |
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| 43rd Governor 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 | 21 December 1970[1] Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Relations | Qazi Adnan Fareed (cousin) |
Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman (Urdu: محمد بلیغ الرحمن; born 21 December 1970) is a Pakistani politician who is the former Governor of Punjab, he served in office from 30 May 2022 till 10 May 2024.
In 2022 he was appointed by President Arif Alvi, on advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.[2][3] He had taken the oath of Governor of Punjab on 30 May 2022, Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, Muhammad Ameer Bhatti administered his oath. Previously he served as the Minister of State Federal Education and of Interior and Narcotics Control between 2013 and 2017. He had been a member of the National 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.
- ^ "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "President Alvi approves Baligh Ur Rehman's appointment as governor Punjab". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "PPP finalises Sardar Saleem Haider, Faisal Karim Kundi for Punjab, KP governorship". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2024-05-03.