Meraj Muhammad Khan, Pakistani politician, Died at 77

  Politician

Meraj Muhammad Khan was born on October 20, 1938, and died on July 21, 2016.
He was a Pakistani socialist politician and philosopher.
Khan played a key role in founding of Pakistan’s three political parties.
Meraj was recognized as one of the key philosopher and founding personality of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and as a major contributor to the initial Basic Programme of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Khan was also founder of Qaumi Mahaz-i-Azadi which he founded after leaving PPP in 1977.
Also to that, Khan was well known and influential communist figure in the country, and known for his political struggle and advocacy against anti-capitalist convergence and the support of the social democracy.
Meraj Muhammad Khan passed away at 77 years old.