Aslam Raisani

Nawab Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani
13th Chief Minister of Balochistan, Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 April, 2008
Preceded by	Jam Mohammad Yousaf
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Born	July 5, 1955 Sarawan, Balochistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party
Profession	Tumandar of Raisani Tribe, Politician
Religion	Sunni Muslim

Nawab Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani (Urdu: نواب محمد اسلم خان رئیسانی ) (born July 5, 1955 in Sarawan, Balochistan) is the current Chief Minister of Balochistan.

Aslam Raisani is the successor to the current Chief of Sarawan. He is the oldest son of Nawab Ghous Baksh Khan Raisani, Chief of Sarawan, and comes from a family of farmers.

He is President of the Chamber of Agriculture in Balochistan, and is working to introduce modern technology and agricultural methods. He grows crops himself and renders social services to fellow agriculturists. He has an interest in preserving wildlife and is a lifetime member of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

As a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Pakistan Peoples Party, he has been elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan four times. He was elected Chief Minister of Balochistan on April 9, 2008.

Aslam Raisani has stated that he holds a master's degree in political science. When questioned by reporters investigating false claims of educational credentials in Pakistani politics he stated "A degree is a degree! Whether fake or genuine, it's a degree! It makes no difference!" ^[1]

References

1. ^ Khan, Z. and N. Toosi. Fake degree scandal roils Pakistani politics. San Francisco Chronicle June 29, 2010.

External links

• Government Profile

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Name	Raisani, Nawab Aslam
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Date of birth	July 5, 1955
Place of birth	Sarawan, Balochistan
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