He received his education from Dawoodbhoy Fazalbhoy High School and Lala Lajpatrai College in Mumbai.
[5] Rais started his career as a computer teacher and later worked at a printing press in Mumbai soon after completing his graduation.
Shaikh[6] has worked to maintain and construct dilapidated roads, resolve water shortage problems[7] not only in his ward but the entire area of Govandi.
[8] He has multiple goals that include providing digital classrooms to all schools,[9] setting up technology to enable virtual autopsies in post-mortem centers[10] and has proposed to provide online birth and death certificates[11] and underground parking below open spaces in South Mumbai.
[18] On September 9, 2018, Rais Shaikh led a rally with party members and people from his constituency to protest against the illegal sale and consumption of drugs.
A corporator, as a part of his or her duty, has to be on the move all the time and has to meet people from different areas on a regular basis to address their problems.
While condemning corruption in politics, Rais stated that corporators must be paid the kind of amount that would not at least not make them worried about managing their personal expenses.
Rais and his team carried out an initiative called ‘Police Didi’ under which four female constables spoke to the girls and the women in these areas.
[22] Rais Shaikh strongly criticized the gang rape and murder incident that took place in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh.
[23] On March 30, 2020, Municipal Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi stated that people who die of Coronavirus should be cremated and not buried, irrespective of their religion.