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03Journey

From the secretariat to independent counsel.

A continuous record of public service, judicial and tribunal work, and international consultancy — now practised from chambers in Muzaffarabad.

  1. 1996 – 2020

    Secretary to Government

    Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

    Distinctive service across key government departments. Led strategic institutional reforms, environmental protection as Director General of the EPA, and judicial oversight as Member of the AJK Service Tribunal.

    • Secretary, Population Welfare
    • Secretary, Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs & Human Rights
    • Secretary, Services & General Administration
    • Director General, Environmental Protection Agency
    • Member, AJK Service Tribunal
  2. Ongoing

    Enrolled Advocate of the AJK High Court Bar

    Law Chambers, Near GPO, Muzaffarabad · Mirpur

    Independent practice as an Enrolled Advocate of the AJK High Court Bar Association. In-person consultations by appointment at Law Chambers near the GPO, Muzaffarabad, and at the principal chambers in Mirpur — constitutional, civil, criminal, and corporate matters.

    • Constitutional counsel
    • Civil matters
    • Criminal and corporate law
  3. 2023 – 2024

    President, Board of Governance

    Rahnuma — Family Planning Association of Pakistan

    Led strategic oversight and advocacy efforts with parliamentarians to advance CCI-approved population policy recommendations. Focused on institutional strategy and governance.

    • Board-level governance of a national institution
    • Parliamentary advocacy on population policy
    • Institutional strategy and oversight
  4. National consultancy

    National & International Consultant

    WHO · UNFPA · AJK Public Service Commission

    National and international consultancy in public policy and legal matters, including strategic proposals for WHO and UNFPA on health regulatory policy and service delivery, and counsel to the AJK Public Service Commission.

    • National/International Consultancy in Public Policy & Legal Matters
    • WHO and UNFPA
    • Counsel to the AJK Public Service Commission

04Academic engagement

Cultivating the next generation of public service

As a visiting faculty member and guest lecturer, Raja Muhammad Razzaque shares more than two decades of strategic legal and administrative experience with the next generation of civil servants and legal professionals.

Lecture hall at a civil-service institute.
  • Kashmir Institute of Management

    Governance and public administration

  • College Teachers Training Institute

    Faculty lectures on law and the state

  • University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

    Specialist lectures on governance, law, and public administration