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President of Pakistan : Mr. Asif Ali Zardari
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President Asif Ali Zardari was born on July 26, 1955 in a prominent Baloch family from Sindh. He is the son of veteran politician Mr. Hakim Ali Zardari. On his maternal side he is the great-grandson of Khan Bahadur Hassan Ali Effendi, the founder of the first educational institution for Muslims in Sindh. The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was among the prominent students to graduate from the Sindh Madrasa.
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Mr Zardari received his primary education at the Karachi Grammar School and his secondary education at Cadet College Petaro. He pursued his further education in London where he studied Business.
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He was married to Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in 1987 and was widowed on December 2, 2007 when Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a terrorist attack in Rawalpindi. Ms Bhutto was PPP Chairperson from 1979 until her assassination and was twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan of Pakistan. They have three children, Bilawal, born in 1988, Bakhtawar, born in 1990 and Aseefa, born in 1993.
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Mr Zardari served as a Member of the National Assembly twice (1990-93 and 1993-96), as Federal Minister for the Environment (1993-1996) and as Federal Minister for Investment (1995-96). He was the principal architect of the Benazir Bhutto government's efforts to transform Pakistan's energy power sector by encouraging major investment opportunities in power generation. He was also the initiator of the Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline project.
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Mr Zardari was elected Senator in 1997 and served in that capacity until the dissolution of the Senate following the military coup of 1999. He was elected Co-Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party in January 2008 following the assassination of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
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Mr. Zardari's political career spans two decades spent working closely with Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. During this period he helped formulate policies that expanded the freedom of the media, revolutionized telecommunications and opened Pakistan for foreign direct investment.
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Mr Zardari was targeted by anti-democratic forces for vilification and persecution and bore the hardship with fortitude. He spent eleven and a half years in prison in conditions often unacceptable by human rights standards, without any charge ever being proven against him. He won election as MNA and as senator while in prison. Despite many offers from the government of the time to leave Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) or to go abroad under a negotiated political exit, he remained committed to Party goals and continued his fight for justice and the return of a democratically elected civilian leadership.
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Today, the PPP has coalition governments in all of Pakistan's four provinces.
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Most recently the PPP, under Mr. Zardari's leadership, removed General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, the unconstitutional President of Pakistan, from office in a historic move, through a series of complex negotiations and political diplomacy. Mr. Zardari united Pakistan's major political parties and this unprecedented act was accomplished without any violence.
Mr. Zardari was elected President of Pakistan with an overwhelming majority in the presidential election held on September 6, 2008.
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Prime Minister of Pakistan : Mr. Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani
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At the age of 56, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani took oath of the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan on March 25, 2008 as the country's 22nd Prime Minister
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Born on June 9, 1952 in Karachi, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani received his early education at St. Mary's Convent School and La Salle High School, Multan. After completing his higher school he joined Forman Christian College, Lahore from where he completed his intermediate level studies. He graduated from the renowned Government College, Lahore and got his Masters degree in Journalism from the Punjab University.
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Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani began his political career in 1978 as member of Central Working Committee of a leading political party PML. He served as Federal Minister for Housing and Works and later for Railways between 1985 and 1986. In 1988 he joined the Pakistan Peoples Party and became a Minister in the federal cabinet with the portfolios of Tourism and later Housing and Works till 1990. He took oath of the office of Minister for Local Government and Rural Development in 1993 during the interim government. He was elected as Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1993 and held this responsibility up to 1997.
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Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani hails from an influential and spiritual family of Multan which enjoyed respect and recognition in the area since 1921. His father Makhudum Alamdar Hussain Gillani was a leading politician of Multan who played a significant role in Pakistan Movement. He was one of the signatories of the Pakistan resolution in 1940. Makhudum Alamdar Hussain Gilani was a member of Feroz Khan Noon's Cabinet in 1953 in Punjab and 1958 at the Federal level. He was known for his social work and greatly contributed in establishing educational institutions in Multan.
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Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani is known for being polite yet firm in his dealings. It was for the same reason that he remained imprisoned for five years. He was released from Adiala jail on October 7, 2006. During the period of his incarceration he wrote a book titled ‘Chah-e-Yousaf se Sada' (Cry from the Yousaf's Well). He has an ear for music, reads poetry and has a desire to serve the have-nots of his motherland.
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Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani has widely traveled across the world in various capacities. He led Pakistani delegations to a number of international conferences. As Federal Minister for Tourism, he attended the World Tourism Organization's meeting held in Paris, France in 1989. He also attended a meeting of Pakistan Association of Travel Agents held in New Delhi, the same year.
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As Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani led Pakistani parliamentarians' delegations to several Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Conferences that include; the 91st Conference held in Paris in 1994, the 92nd Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1995, the 94th Conference held in Bucharest, Romania in 1995, the 95th Conference held in Istanbul Turkey in 1996. He addressed the United Nations on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee celebrations arranged by IPU. Earlier in 1987, as a young member of Parliamentary Delegation, he participated in the 87th meeting of the IPU held in Cameron.
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Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani actively participated in the Commonwealth activities. He attended the Conferences of the Speakers/Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth countries held in Papua New Guinea in 1994, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1995, in Bali, Indonesia in 1995 and in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1996. He also visited United Kingdom to participate in the 50 years celebrations of the end of 2nd World War by Commonwealth, where he also had a meeting with the Speaker, House of Commons.
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Foreign Minister : Mukhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Father's Name: |
Makhdoom Muhammad Sajjad Hussain Qureshi
Ex-Governor, Punjab, Pakistan. |
• Date of Birth: |
June 22, 1956 |
• Academic Qualification: |
M. A. (CANTAB) |
• Educational Institutions Attended |
(i) Aitcheson College, Lahore ( Pakistan )
(ii) F.C. College, Lahore ( Pakistan )
(iii) Cambridge University, U.K. |
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• Marital status |
Married with three children. |
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POLITICAL POSITIONS
• Federal Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Pakistan (1994 – 96).
• Federal Parliamentary Secretary of Food and Agriculture, Pakistan (1993 – 94)
• Minister for Planning and Development, Punjab, Pakistan (1988 – 90).
• Minister for Finance, Punjab, Pakistan (1990 – 93)
• Chairman, Prime Minister's Task Force on Agriculture (1993).
• Chairman, Institutional Reforms Group, Government of Pakistan (1994 – 96).
• Deputy Secretary General, Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan (1997).
• Spokesman to the Chairperson, Pakistan Peoples Party, Mohtarma Benazir Bhuttoo (1996).
• Member, Central Executive Committee, Pakistan Peoples Party (1997).
• Chairman, Policy Planning Committee, Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan .
• Chairman, Multan Development Authority(2001)
• Chairman Market Committee, Multan (2001).
• President PPP – Punjab (2006).
• President Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), Punjab.
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PARLIMENTARY POSITIONS
• Elected as Member of Provincial Assembly, Punjab, Pakistan (1985 – 88).
• Elected as Member of Provincial Assembly, Punjab, Pakistan (1988 – 90).
• Elected as Member of Provincial Assembly, Punjab, Pakistan (1990 – 93).
• Elected as Member of National Assembly of Pakistan (1993 – 96).
• Elected as Member of National Assembly of Pakistan (2002-2007).
• Elected as Member of National Assembly of Pakistan (2008).
• Elected as Chairman, District Council, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan (1987– 91).
• Elected as Zila Nazim of Multan District (2001).
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HONORARY POSTS
• Member of Senate, Baha-ud-Din Zakaria University, Multan, Pakistan.
• Chairman, Farmers Associates Pakistan .
• Member, Board of Governors of Aitchison College, Lahore, Pakistan.
• Member, Board of Governors, Fatimid.
• Life Patron, Al – Shifa Trust.
• Co-Chairperson S.O.S. Children's Village, Multan
