Malik Meraj Khalid
| Malik Meraj Khalid | |
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Prime Minister of Pakistan Acting |
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In office 5 November 1996 – 17 February 1997 |
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| President | Farooq Leghari |
| Preceded by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Nawaz Sharif |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
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In office 3 December 1988 – 4 November 1990 |
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| Deputy | Ashraf Khatoon Abbasi |
| Preceded by | Hamid Nasir Chattha |
| Succeeded by | Gohar Ayub Khan |
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In office 27 March 1977 – 5 July 1977 |
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| Deputy | Abul Fateh |
| Preceded by | Sahibzada Farooq Ali |
| Succeeded by | Fakhar Imam |
| Law Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 13 November 1973 – 20 March 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Meraj Muhammad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hafiz Pirzada |
| Chief Minister of Punjab | |
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In office 2 May 1972 – 12 November 1973 |
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| Governor |
Ghulam Mustafa Khar Hanif Ramay |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Mustafa Khar |
| Personal details | |
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20 September 1915 Kot Radha Kishan, Punjab, British Raj (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 13 June 2003 (aged 87) Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Alma mater | Islamia College |
Malik Meraj Khalid (Urdu: ملک معراج خالد; 20 September 1915– 13 June 2003), was a Pakistani left wing statesman and Marxist philosopher who served as the acting Prime Minister of Pakistan from November 1996 until February 1997. He was noted as being one of the original philosopher and founding personality of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
Born in 1916 to a poor farming family in Punjab, British India, he graduated from the Islamia Law College in 1942 to start his legal practices by establishing his own law firm in 1948. Inspired by the communist literature published in Soviet Union, his initial public community work was aimed towards promoting the literacy in his native village. In 1967, he helped founded the PPP and ascended towards holding the highly important public offices. Responsible for administrating and maintaining the control of Punjab Province after the war with India in 1971, Meraj was succeeded law minister in 1974 and the Speaker of the National Assembly in two non-consecutive terms.
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