The Governor

Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman was born on 21 December 1970 in Bahawalpur. He passed O Level from Sadiq Public School and bagged Gold Medal. He also completed his FSC from Sadiq Public School, after which he graduated in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. In 2017, in recognition of his services in the field of education, the ancient and prestigious Belarusian Technological University awarded him an honorary PhD.

Muhammad Balighur Rehman
Governor Punjab

Political Career

He became a member of the National Assembly from Bahawalpur for the first time in 2008 and for the second time in 2013. He was a political assistant to the Chief Minister from 2003 to 2013. In November 2013, he was made the Minister of State for Education, Home Affairs and Anti-Narcotics Divisions in the Nawaz Sharif cabinet. In 2017-18, he was the Federal Minister of Education and Professional Training during the tenure of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. He took oath as 39th Governor of Punjab on 30th May, 2022. Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman started off his political career with the Pakistan Muslim League-N and is associated with it to date. His father Aqeel Ur Rehman was also elected as MNA on the ticket of Muslim League (N). Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman also contested his four elections i. e 2002, 2008, 2013 and 2018 on the ticket of Muslim League (N).