Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad
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Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (Urdu: شیخ رشید احمد; born 6 November 1950) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 38th Interior Minister of Pakistan from 2020 to 2022. He is the founder and leader of Awami Muslim League, and also maintains close relations with the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
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Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed | |
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| شیخ رشیداحمد | |
 Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed in 2018. | |
| 38th Minister of Interior | |
| In office 11 December 2020 – 10 April 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Ijaz Shah |
| Succeeded by | Rana Sanaullah Khan |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office 18 August 2018 – 11 December 2020 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Roshan Khursheed Bharucha (caretaker) |
| Succeeded by | Azam Khan Swati |
| In office 25 April 2006[1] – 15 November 2007 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
| Preceded by | Saleemur Rahman Akhoond |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Ahmed Bilour |
| Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 2 September 2004 – 25 April 2006 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Ali Durrani[1] |
| In office 30 June 2004 – 25 August 2004 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Shujat Hussain |
| In office 21 November 2002 – 26 June 2004 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali |
| Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower | |
| In office 11 July 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| President | Farooq Leghari Wasim Sajjad Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis | |
| In office 11 July 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| President | Farooq Leghari Wasim Sajjad Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Federal Minister for Youth Affairs | |
| In office 11 July 1997 – 6 August 1998 | |
| President | Farooq Leghari Wasim Sajjad Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Federal Minister for Tourism | |
| In office 11 July 1997 – 6 August 1998 | |
| President | Farooq Leghari Wasim Sajjad Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| President Awami Muslim League | |
| Assumed office June 2008 | |
| Federal Minister for Culture | |
| In office 11 July 1997 – 6 August 1998 | |
| President | Farooq Leghari Wasim Sajjad Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| In office 10 September 1991 – 18 July 1993 | |
| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Federal Minister for Industries | |
| In office 10 September 1991 – 18 July 1993 | |
| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 17 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-62 (Rawalpindi-VI) |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-55 (Rawalpindi-VI) |
| In office 16 November 2002 – 15 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | NA-55 (Rawalpindi-VI) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1950-11-06) 6 November 1950 (age 73) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan[2] |
| Political party | Awami Muslim League (present 2008) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (till 2008) Pakistan Muslim League (N) (till 2002) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (before 1993) |
| Relatives | Sheikh Rashid Shafique (nephew)[3] |
| Alma mater | Government Gordon College University of Punjab |
| Profession | Politician |
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