Abid Qayyum Raja (born November 5, 1975) is a Norwegian lawyer Of Pakistani descent. Raja has for several years kept a high media profile, often participating in television debates and public discourse.
A Norway Scholar at Wadham College at the University of Oxford, Raja also serves on a government advisory council. He frequently appears on debate programs on TV and regularly writes op-eds in national newspapers. Originally he became known to the public as the spokesman for Norway's Muslim community. Raja is a member of the Liberal Party of Norway, and won a seat in Akershus county council in the 2007 local election.
