Meraj Muhammad Khan
| Meraj Muhammad Khan | |
|---|---|
| First General Secretary Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
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In office 1998–2003 |
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| Founder and Chairman Qaumi Mahaz-i-Azadi (Party) | |
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In office 1977 – Unknown |
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| Minister of Labour and Manpower | |
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In office 20 December 1971 – 13 August 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Air Marshal Nur Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Qayyum Khan |
| Vice-President of the Pakistan Peoples Party | |
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In office 30 November 1967 – 22 October 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Mubashir Hassan |
| Founding Member of the Pakistan Peoples Party | |
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In office 30 November 1967 – 1977 |
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| President of National Students Federation | |
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In office 4 July 1963 – 30 November 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Johar Hassan |
| Succeeded by | Rasheed Hassan Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 October 1938 Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, British Raj |
| Died | 21 July 2016 (aged 77) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Alma mater |
Karachi University DJ Science College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Philosopher |
| Cabinet | |
| Award(s) | Habib Jalib Award |
Meraj Muhammad Khan (Urdu: معراج محمد خان; 20 October 1938 – 21 July 2016), was a Pakistani socialist politician and philosopher. He played a key role in founding of Pakistan's three political parties. He was noted as one of the key philosopher and founding personality of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and as a major contributor to the initial Left of Centre/Social Democratic so-called the Basic Programme of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He was also founder of Qaumi Mahaz-i-Azadi which he founded after leaving PPP in 1977.
In addition, he is well known and influential communist figure in the country, and known for his political struggle and advocacy against anti-capitalist convergence and the support of the social democracy.
Meraj Muhammad Khan was born on 20 October 1938 in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, British Indian Empire to an educated Urdu speaking family of Afridi Pashtun origin.He was the youngest of four sons and his father, Hakeem Molvi Taj Muhammad Khan, was a homoeopath who practised the methods of Greek medicine in Quetta, Balochistan. His elder brother was the famous renown Pakistani journalist Minhaj Barna.
After graduating from local high school in 1956, Khan moved to Karachi where he attended DJ Science College and later pursued his higher education at Karachi University in 1957. He earned a BA in philosophy and humanities in 1960, and an MA in philosophy in 1962.
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