Pervaiz Rashid
Pervaiz Rashid (Urdu: پرويز رشيد) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Federal Minister of Information, Broadcasting, and National Heritage and Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights in the Third Sharif ministry. A member of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Rashid has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since 2009 and previously served as the Chairman of the Pakistan Television Corporation from 1997 to 1999 during the Sharif's government in 1997.
| Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage | |
|---|---|
| In office 7 June 2013 – 29 October 2016 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Qamar Zaman Kaira |
| Succeeded by | Maryam Aurangzeb, Minister of State |
| Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights | |
| In office 27 November 2013 – March 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Succeeded by | Zahid Hamid |
| Chairman of the Pakistan Television Corporation | |
| In office 27 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Shahid Nadeem |
| Succeeded by | Major-General Rashid Qureshi, ISPR |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) (1997–present) |
| Alma mater | Gordon College BA |
Considered a representative of the left-wing of the PML-N, he has previously described himself as a Marxist and as an admirer of Che Guevara and Meraj Muhammad Khan.
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