Meraj Muhammad Khan (Urdu: معراج محمد خان; 20 October 1938 – 21 July 2016),[3] was a Pakistani socialist politician and philosopher. He played a key role in founding of Pakistan's three political parties. He was noted 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). He was also founder of Qaumi Mahaz-i-Azadi which he founded after leaving PPP in 1977.
In addition, he is 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.[4]
