Meraj Muhammad Khan

Meraj Muhammad Khan
First General Secretary Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf[1]
In office
1998–2003
Founder and Chairman Qaumi Mahaz-i-Azadi (Party)[2]
In office
1977–Unknown
Minister of Labour and Manpower
In office
December 20, 1971 – August 13, 1973
Preceded byAir Marshal Nur Khan
Succeeded byAbdul Qayyum Khan
Vice-President of the Pakistan People's Party
In office
November 30, 1967 – October 22, 1974
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byDr. Mubashir Hassan
Founding Member of the Pakistan Peoples Party
In office
30 November 1967 – 1977
President of National Students Federation
In office
4 July 1963 – 30 November 1967
Preceded byJohar Hassan
Succeeded byRasheed Hassan Khan
Personal details
Born(1938-10-20)20 October 1938
Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, British Raj
Died21 July 2016(2016-07-21) (aged 77)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
CitizenshipPakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Alma materKarachi University
DJ Science College
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhilosopher
CabinetGovernment of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
AwardsHabib Jalib Award

Meraj Muhammad Khan (Urdu: معراج محمد خان; October 20, 1938 – July 21, 2016),[3] was a well-known Pakistani socialist politician. He was noted as one of the key intellectuals and founding personalities of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and as a major contributor to the initial left of center/social democratic so-called Basic Programme of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He was also the founder of Qaumi Mahaz-i-Azadi which he founded after leaving the PPP in 1977.

In addition, he was a well-known and influential socialist figure in the country, and known for his political struggle and advocacy against anti-capitalist convergence and the support of the social democracy.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TNI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The left in Pakistan: a brief history – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal". links.org.au. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ "PPP founding member dies". The Nation (Pakistan) newspaper. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ Jones, edited by Mike O'Donnell, Bryn (2010). Resurgence of the Sixties: Radicalism Revisited. London: Anthem. ISBN 978-1-84331-895-8. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)