Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi

Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rai (Nepali: मोहम्मद इश्तियाक राई) (born 2 November 1979) is a Nepali politician, who is served as the Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation in the ruling coalition government led by Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba.^[2]

Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi
मोहम्मद इश्तियाक राई
General secretary of People's Socialist Party
In office 5 May 2024 – 14 October 2022
Preceded by	position established
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation
In office 4 July 2022 – 14 October 2022
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded by	Renu Kumari Yadav
Minister of Urban Development
In office 1 June 2018 – 24 December 2019
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Sharma Oli
Preceded by	KP Sharma Oli (Prime Minister)
Succeeded by	Gokul Prasad Baskota
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office 4 March 2017 – 2022
Preceded by	Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Constituency	Banke 2
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Preceded by	Sushil Koirala
Succeeded by	Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Constituency	Banke 2
Personal details
Born	(1979-11-02) 2 November 1979 (age 45)[1]
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	People's Socialist Party
Other political affiliations	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal (until 2020)

Rai was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives from the Banke 2 (constituency) in the 2017 General Elections. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Banke-2 constituency, winning 19396 votes.^[3]