Aslam Raisani
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Nawab Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani | |
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| 13th Chief Minister of Balochistan, Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 9 April, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jam Mohammad Yousaf |
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| Born | thumb July 5, 1955 Sarawan, Balochistan |
| Died | thumb |
| Resting place | thumb |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
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| Profession | Tumandar of Raisani Tribe, Politician |
Nawab Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani (Template:Lang-ur) (born July 5, 1955 in Sarawan, Balochistan) is the current Chief Minister of Balochistan. He is also the chief of the Raisani tribe of the Sarawan area[citation needed].
He maintains an interest in developing his own landed estates and is President of the Chamber of Agriculture in Balochistan{[citation needed}}, and is working to introduce modern technology and agricultural methods on his own estates and those of his friends and allies[citation needed]. He also has an interest in preserving wildlife and is a lifetime member of the Wildlife Conservation Society{[citation needed].
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 been involved in several controversies: in mid-20120 he 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]; subsequently, the same year, he rejected allegations of corruption against him by asserting that here was 'nothing wrong' with practicing this[2].
Since September 2012, there has been an increasing outcry against Raisani, following his government's failure to check the poor law and order position in Baluchistan, resulting in the mass murder of the Shiah Hazaras community there[3].
References
- ^ Khan, Z. and N. Toosi. Fake degree scandal roils Pakistani politics. San Francisco Chronicle June 29, 2010
- ^ http://gmcmissing.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/is-he-robert-mugabe/ Retrieved 19 October 2012
- ^ http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/columns/03-Sep-2012/kill-at-will Retrieved on 19 Oct 2012
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