Rao Muhammad Hashim Khan ( ur, ), was one of the oldest and most senior members of the

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. He hails from District

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which is considered a

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of the Rao Family, who settled in this area after the

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in 1947.

Life

Early life

He was born to Rao Chaudhri Muhammad Ali who was a government official and his wife Hameeda Begum in 1923. In his early life he attended Government College Lahore for his Secondary Education. While there he took an active part in the extra curricular and sports activities in the college particularly in boxing and went on to take part in the National Level Inter Collegiate Boxing Championship in India. In addition while there he befriended Nobel Laureate Dr. Abdus Salam as well as legendary Bollywood actor

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. Being comparatively secular he befriended numerous Hindu and Sikh class fellows while still being an integral part of the Muslim student varsity at the college. Later on he enrolled in the

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and gained his degree in

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. After becoming a lawyer he moved back to his hometown of Hisar and established a thriving practice there mostly in

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Career

Thus having established a name for himself as a successful lawyer in the city and being one of the most prominent members of his tribe in the area,

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and Politician, statesman who served as ...

invited him to contest on the ticket of the newly formed

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in the 1970 elections. He was an elected member of

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thrice since 1970. He took part in the 1970 and 1977

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and was victorious. In 1988 he was unable to secure his seat in the National Assembly, but was nominated

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of the

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. In 1993 he emerged victorious again and was elected as Chairman of 10th PAC, Pakistan on 28 August 1995.

Later life, retirement, and death

He lost in the 1997 elections.(21 December 200
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'', Retrieved 20 November 2010 ("NA-164. ... (Muhammad Shah Khaga) became MNA from the PML-Q's platform in 2002 by defeating the PPP's Rao Hashim Khan, whose son Rao Jameel has now challenged him on behalf of the PPP. Rao Hashim was elected to the National Assembly in 1970, 1977 and 1993 from the PPP platform.") After the 2002 elections he retired from active

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and was succeeded by his sons Rao Mohammad Naseem Hashim and Rao Mohammad Jamil Hashim. He is father of 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on Saturday July 14, 2012 and was buried in his native village in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Rao Mohammad Hashim Government College University, Lahore alumni 2012 deaths Punjabi people Pakistan People's Party politicians People from Pakpattan District 1922 births Muhajir people Pakistani people of Haryanvi descent