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{{Short description|President of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018}} | {{Short description|President of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018}} | ||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = | | name = | ||
| office = 12th [[President of Pakistan]] | | office = 12th [[President of Pakistan]] | ||
| honorific-prefix = | | honorific-prefix = | ||
| honorific-suffix = | | honorific-suffix = | ||
| native_name = | | native_name = ممنون حسین | ||
| native_name_lang = ur | | native_name_lang = ur | ||
| image = President Mamnoon Hussain.jpg | | image = President Mamnoon Hussain.jpg | ||
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| caption = | | caption = Official portrait, 2013 | ||
| alongside = <!--For two or more people serving in the same position from the same district. (e.g. United States Senators.)--> | | alongside = <!--For two or more people serving in the same position from the same district. (e.g. United States Senators.)--> | ||
| term_start = 9 September 2013 | | term_start = 9 September 2013 | ||
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| successor = [[Arif Alvi]] | | successor = [[Arif Alvi]] | ||
| president = | | president = | ||
| primeminister = {{ubl|[[Nawaz Sharif]]|[[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]|[[Nasirul Mulk]] (caretaker)|[[Imran Khan]]}} | | primeminister = {{ubl|[[Nawaz Sharif]]|[[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]|[[Nasirul Mulk]] (caretaker)|[[Imran Khan]] }} | ||
| taoiseach = | | taoiseach = | ||
| vicepresident = | | vicepresident = | ||
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| president2 = [[Rafiq Tarar]] | | president2 = [[Rafiq Tarar]] | ||
| primeminister2 = [[Nawaz Sharif]] | | primeminister2 = [[Nawaz Sharif]] | ||
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] | | party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (1993–2021) | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df= | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1940|12|23}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Agra]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], | | birth_place = [[Agra]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], British India | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df= | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|7|14|1940|12|23}} | ||
| death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], | | death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan | ||
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| spouse = Mehmooda Mamnoon | | spouse = Mehmooda Mamnoon | ||
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| alma_mater = [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi]] | | alma_mater = [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi]] | ||
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''' Mamnoon Hussain'''{{efn|{{langx|ur|ممنون حسین}}}} (23 December 1940 – 14 July 2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/360054-former-president-mamnoon-hussain-passes-away | title=Former president Mamnoon Hussain passes away in Karachi }}</ref> was a Pakistani politician, industrialist and statesman who served as the 12th [[president of Pakistan]] from 2013 to 2018. He also served as the [[governor of Sindh]] from June 1999 until being deposed in a [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|coup d'état]] in October 1999, when the [[Government of Pakistan|federal]] and [[Provincial governments of Pakistan|all provincial governments]] were overthrown by [[Pervez Musharraf]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 September 2013|title=Profile: Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23456284|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=15 July 2021|title=Former Pakistan president Mamnoon Hussain passes away|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/former-pakistan-president-mamnoon-hussain-passes-away/article35333720.ece|access-date=15 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
Hussain was then nominated for the presidency by the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]] in July 2013 and was elected through an [[Indirect election|indirect]] [[2013 Pakistani presidential election|presidential election]].<ref name="BBC Pakistan Bureau, 2013">{{cite news|last1=Staff report|date=9 September 2013|title=Profile:Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain|publisher=BBC Pakistan Bureau, 2013|agency=BBC Pakistan Bureau|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23456284|access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Dawn News, 2013">{{cite news|last1=The Newspaper's Staff Reporter|date=9 September 2013|title=Mamnoon Hussain takes oath today|page=1|publisher=Dawn News, 2013|agency=Dawn|location=Islamabad|url=http://www.dawn.com/|access-date=19 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706154339/http://www.dawn.com/|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Hussain took over the [[Pakistani presidency|presidency]] after an [[Oath of office|oath]] administered by the [[Chief Justice of Pakistan|Chief Justice]] of Pakistan on 9 September 2013.<ref name="Dawn News, 2013" /><ref name="Pakistan Today, 2013">{{cite news|last1=Staff report|date=9 September 2013|title=Mamnoon Hussain takes oath as country's 12th president|work=Pakistan Today|agency=Pakistan Today|location=Islamabad|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/|access-date=19 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117140753/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/|archive-date=17 January 2015|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> | |||
Hussain maintained a low-key profile as president and his role was rarely seen in the [[Politics of Pakistan|nation's politics]], although he was involved in a [[Polio eradication]] program.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26014164|title=Mamnoon Hussain: Pakistan's 'invisible' president|last=Rashid|first=Haroon|date=3 March 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Mamnoon Hussain was born in [[Agra]], [[British Raj|British India]] in | Mamnoon Hussain was born in [[Agra]], [[British Raj|British India]] in 1940 to Ustad Zafar Hussain. His family's ancestral occupation was in the trade of leather and footwear.<ref>{{cite web|title=Agra relatives mourn former Pakistani president Mamnoon Hussain Qureshi's death|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/agra-relatives-mourn-former-pakistani-president-mamnoon-hussain-qureshi-s-death-1828683-2021-07-15|date=2021-07-15|website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> They moved to [[Karachi]] in 1949.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-24274-Mamnoon-Hussain-most-likely-to-replace-Zardari|title=Mamnoon Hussain most likely to replace Zardari|work=The News|date=21 July 2013|access-date=23 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = EXCLUSIVE: Q&A WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT MAMNOON HUSSAIN|date = 31 July 2013|url = http://newsweekpakistan.com/exclusive-president-elect-mamnoon-hussain/|last = Shah|first = Benazir|newspaper = Newsweek}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/indian-born-mamnoon-hussain-elected-president-pakistan-after-opposition-ppp-boycotts-poll-1364637|title=Indian-Born Mamnoon Hussain Elected President of Pakistan, After Opposition PPP Boycotts Poll|work=IB Times|date=30 July 1948|access-date=5 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=rferlmamnoon>{{cite news|title = Explainer: All You Need To Know About Pakistan's (Indirect) Presidential Election|url = http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan-presidential-election-/25060107.html|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=10 November 2014 }}</ref> After being homeschooled,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1303732/i-have-never-gone-to-school-says-president-mamnoon |title=I have never gone to school, says President Mamnoon – Pakistan |work=Dawn|date=22 December 2016 |location=Pakistan |access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> Hussain enrolled in the [[Karachi University]] where he studied for the Commerce degree. After graduating from the Karachi University in 1963,<ref name="Xinhua, Pakistan bureau">{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-02/17/c_133120831.htm|title=Profile: Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain|date=2 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119171342/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-02/17/c_133120831.htm|archive-date=19 January 2015|url-status=dead|publisher=Xinhua, Pakistan bureau, 2014|agency=Xinhua, Pakistan bureau|last1=Zhao|first1=Chen Lee|access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref> he entered in the [[Graduate school|master's program]] at the [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi|Institute of Business Administration]] (IBA) in Karachi, and obtained his [[Master of Business Administration|MBA degree]] in 1965.<ref name="Shanghai Dail, Pakistan Bureau">{{cite news|last1=Shao|first1=Ming|title=President Mamnoon Hussain|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=200982|access-date=19 January 2015|agency=Shanghai Dail, Pakistan Bureau|publisher=Shanghai Dail, Pakistan Bureau|date=17 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan">{{cite web|url=http://www.presidentofpakistan.gov.pk/gop/index.php?q=aHR0cDovLzE5Mi4xNjguNzAuMTMwOjkwODAvcG9wL0lubmVyUGFnZS5hc3B4P1BhZ2VfSUQ9MTA%3D|title=President's Profile|publisher=Presidency, Govt of Pakistan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031035007/http://www.presidentofpakistan.gov.pk/gop/index.php?q=aHR0cDovLzE5Mi4xNjguNzAuMTMwOjkwODAvcG9wL0lubmVyUGFnZS5hc3B4P1BhZ2VfSUQ9MTA%3D|archive-date=31 October 2014|url-status=dead|last1=Govt. Pakistan|access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref> | ||
Initially supporting and strengthening his father's business, he later founded his own [[Textile industry in Pakistan|textile company]] in Karachi.<ref name="Shanghai Dail, Pakistan Bureau" /> He later joined the center-right [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|Pakistan Muslim League]] in 1970, working as a party worker.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 September 2013|title=Mamnoon Hussain: Indian-born president-elect of Pakistan – The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/600712/mamnoon-hussain-indian-born-president-elect-of-pakistan/|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref> In 1997, he earned public notability as a business leader when he was elected as president of the [[Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry]], serving until May 1999.<ref>Ghumman, Khawar (23 July 2013 ) [http://dawn.com/news/1031188/mamnoon-strongest-pml-n-candidate Mamnoon strongest PML-N candidate]. ''Dawn''.</ref> | Initially supporting and strengthening his father's business, he later founded his own [[Textile industry in Pakistan|textile company]] in Karachi.<ref name="Shanghai Dail, Pakistan Bureau" /> He later joined the center-right [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|Pakistan Muslim League]] in 1970, working as a party worker.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 September 2013|title=Mamnoon Hussain: Indian-born president-elect of Pakistan – The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/600712/mamnoon-hussain-indian-born-president-elect-of-pakistan/|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref> In 1997, he earned public notability as a business leader when he was elected as president of the [[Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry]], serving until May 1999.<ref>Ghumman, Khawar (23 July 2013 ) [http://dawn.com/news/1031188/mamnoon-strongest-pml-n-candidate Mamnoon strongest PML-N candidate]. ''Dawn''.</ref> | ||
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Hussain began to take interest in [[Politics in Pakistan|national politics]] in 1968 when he became chairman and joined the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|Pakistan Muslim League]] (PML) led by [[Nurul Amin]]. Initially, an activist with reformist zeal in 1968, Hussain became joint secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League's Karachi chapter.<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" /> In 1993, he officially joined the PML(N) led by [[Nawaz Sharif]] and was appointed the Finance Secretary of the PML(N) in [[Sindh]].<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" /> | Hussain began to take interest in [[Politics in Pakistan|national politics]] in 1968 when he became chairman and joined the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|Pakistan Muslim League]] (PML) led by [[Nurul Amin]]. Initially, an activist with reformist zeal in 1968, Hussain became joint secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League's Karachi chapter.<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" /> In 1993, he officially joined the PML(N) led by [[Nawaz Sharif]] and was appointed the Finance Secretary of the PML(N) in [[Sindh]].<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" /> | ||
In June 1999, he became the [[Governor of Sindh]], but his term was cut short on 12 October 1999 when the PML(N) government was ousted in a [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|military coup]].<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" /> His credentials as a politician devoted to the cause of democracy were established when he became a political prisoner after raising his voice against the military regime of [[Pervez Musharraf]].<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" /> | An advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi between 1997 and 1998,In June 1999, he became the [[Governor of Sindh]], but his term was cut short on 12 October 1999 when the PML(N) government was ousted in a [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|military coup]].<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" /> which led to the suspension of the [[Constitution]]. While the military sought to isolate Nawaz Sharif, Mamnoon Hussain remained loyal to him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NA |date=2013-07-30 |title=Mamnoon Hussain elected 12th President of Pakistan |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/62173-mamnoon-hussain-elected-12th-president-of-pakistan |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref> His credentials as a politician devoted to the cause of democracy were established when he became a political prisoner after raising his voice against the military regime of [[Pervez Musharraf]].<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" /> | ||
[[File:Mamnoon Hussain 2014.jpg|thumb|Hussain in 2014]] | |||
He ran for the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] in the [[2002 Pakistani general election]] from NA-250 Karachi-XII as a candidate of the PML(N), but was unsuccessful. He received 5,565 votes and was defeated by [[Abdul Sattar Afghani]], a candidate of the [[Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal]] (MMA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=NA 250 Karachi XII Detail Election Result 2002 |url=https://www.electionpakistani.com/ge2002/NA-250.htm |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=www.electionpakistani.com}}</ref> | |||
Azhar Haroon, the former president of the [[Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry|Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry]], said: "He had no political affiliation until 1999 but his polite discourse and professional ability impressed [[Nawaz Sharif]], who appointed him as the Governor of Sindh".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/india-born-mamnoon-hussain-elected-pakistani-president-399033 |title=India-born Mamnoon Hussain elected Pakistani president |publisher=NDTV.com }}</ref> He was a relatively lesser-known figure,<ref name=rferlmamnoon/><ref>{{cite news|last=Nemtsova |first=Anna |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/30/mamnoon-hussain-the-new-man-in-pakistan.html |title=Mamnoon Hussain: The New Man in Pakistan |newspaper=The Daily Beast |publisher=Thedailybeast.com |date=30 July 2013}}</ref> described as loyal to Nawaz Sharif,<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/news/world/pakistan/mamnoon-hussain-elected-president-of-pakistan-1.1215029 Mamnoon Hussain elected President of Pakistan]. Gulf News. | Azhar Haroon, the former president of the [[Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry|Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry]], said: "He had no political affiliation until 1999 but his polite discourse and professional ability impressed [[Nawaz Sharif]], who appointed him as the Governor of Sindh".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/india-born-mamnoon-hussain-elected-pakistani-president-399033 |title=India-born Mamnoon Hussain elected Pakistani president |publisher=NDTV.com }}</ref> He was a relatively lesser-known figure,<ref name=rferlmamnoon/><ref>{{cite news|last=Nemtsova |first=Anna |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/30/mamnoon-hussain-the-new-man-in-pakistan.html |title=Mamnoon Hussain: The New Man in Pakistan |newspaper=The Daily Beast |publisher=Thedailybeast.com |date=30 July 2013}}</ref> described as loyal to Nawaz Sharif,<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/news/world/pakistan/mamnoon-hussain-elected-president-of-pakistan-1.1215029 Mamnoon Hussain elected President of Pakistan]. Gulf News. | ||
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/world/asia/mamnoon-hussain-elected-as-pakistan-president.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1375261480-4UI896jl2/fBl0wHSxCnjQ Pakistani Lawmakers Choose Next President]. ''The New York Times'', 31 July 2013</ref> and was elected | * [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/world/asia/mamnoon-hussain-elected-as-pakistan-president.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1375261480-4UI896jl2/fBl0wHSxCnjQ Pakistani Lawmakers Choose Next President]. ''The New York Times'', 31 July 2013</ref> and was elected President of Pakistan as the official nominee of the PML-N in the [[2013 Pakistani presidential election|July 2013 presidential election]]. Hussain secured 432 votes and his only rival [[Wajihuddin Ahmed]] received 77.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/article-111663-Mamnoon-Hussain-elected-12th-President-of-Pakistan |title=Mamnoon Hussain elected 12th President of Pakistan |publisher=geo.tv |date= 30 July 2013 }}</ref> He was sworn in on 9 September 2013 in a ceremony held at [[Aiwan-e-Sadr]], attended by mainstream political and military leadership alongside foreign dignitaries, media personnel and his close relatives.<ref>[https://www.nation.com.pk/09-Sep-2013/mamnoon-takes-oath-as-12th-president-today Mamnoon takes oath as 12th president today]. ''The Nation'' (Pakistan). 9 September 2013</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quickjobs.pk/mcqs/list-of-current-Pakistani-officials.html |title=Current Pakistani Officials |publisher=Quickjobs.pk |access-date=14 August 2018 |archive-date=24 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624203447/https://www.quickjobs.pk/mcqs/list-of-current-Pakistani-officials.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the time of assuming the office of president, he became the second oldest president of Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/453735|title=Mamnoon Hussain becomes president at age of 73.5 years|website=The News International}}</ref> His term for the presidency ended on 8 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/210308-president-mamnoon-given-farewell-guard-of-honour|title=President Mamnoon given farewell guard of honour|website=geo.tv|date=8 September 2018}}</ref> He was the second [[president of Pakistan]] whose family migrated to Pakistan from India after the [[Partition of India]]. He belonged to an ethnic [[Muhajir (Pakistan)|Muhajir]] family.<ref name="geo/5sept2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/209950-dr-arif-alvis-father-was |title=Dr Arif Alvi's father was Jawaharlal Nehru's dentist | Life & Style |access-date=5 September 2018 |work=Geo.tv |date=5 September 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
In February 2020, Hussain was diagnosed with [[cancer]] and was under treatment.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lahoreherald.com/former-president-mamnoon-hussain-died-in-karachi-at-the-age-of-80/|title=Former President Mamnoon Hussain died in Karachi|publisher=Lahore Herald|date=July 14, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 14 July 2021, he died in [[Karachi]], aged 80.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former president Mamnoon Hussain passes away in Karachi at 80 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1635068/former-president-mamnoon-hussain-passes-away-in-karachi-at-79|work=Dawn |date=14 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Federal Secretary]] | *[[Federal Secretary]] | ||
*[[List of presidents of Pakistan]] | *[[List of presidents of Pakistan]] | ||
*[[Constitution of Pakistan]] | |||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Mamnoon Hussain | |
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ممنون حسین | |
 Official portrait, 2013 | |
| 12th President of Pakistan | |
| In office 9 September 2013 – 9 September 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Succeeded by | Arif Alvi |
| 24th Governor of Sindh | |
| In office 19 June 1999 – 12 October 1999 | |
| President | Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Moinuddin Haider |
| Succeeded by | AM Azim Daudpota |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1940 Agra, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 14 July 2021 (aged 80) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Political party | PMLN (1993–2021) |
| Spouse(s) | Mehmooda Mamnoon |
| Alma mater | Institute of Business Administration, Karachi |
| Occupation | |
Mamnoon Hussain[lower-alpha 1] (23 December 1940 – 14 July 2021)[1] was a Pakistani politician, industrialist and statesman who served as the 12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018. He also served as the governor of Sindh from June 1999 until being deposed in a coup d'état in October 1999, when the federal and all provincial governments were overthrown by Pervez Musharraf.[2][3]
Hussain was then nominated for the presidency by the PML(N) in July 2013 and was elected through an indirect presidential election.[4][5] Hussain took over the presidency after an oath administered by the Chief Justice of Pakistan on 9 September 2013.[5][6]
Hussain maintained a low-key profile as president and his role was rarely seen in the nation's politics, although he was involved in a Polio eradication program.[7]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Mamnoon Hussain was born in Agra, British India in 1940 to Ustad Zafar Hussain. His family's ancestral occupation was in the trade of leather and footwear.[8] They moved to Karachi in 1949.[9][10][11][12] After being homeschooled,[13] Hussain enrolled in the Karachi University where he studied for the Commerce degree. After graduating from the Karachi University in 1963,[14] he entered in the master's program at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in Karachi, and obtained his MBA degree in 1965.[15][16]
Initially supporting and strengthening his father's business, he later founded his own textile company in Karachi.[15] He later joined the center-right Pakistan Muslim League in 1970, working as a party worker.[17] In 1997, he earned public notability as a business leader when he was elected as president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, serving until May 1999.[18]
Political career[edit | edit source]
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Hussain began to take interest in national politics in 1968 when he became chairman and joined the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) led by Nurul Amin. Initially, an activist with reformist zeal in 1968, Hussain became joint secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League's Karachi chapter.[16] In 1993, he officially joined the PML(N) led by Nawaz Sharif and was appointed the Finance Secretary of the PML(N) in Sindh.[16]
An advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi between 1997 and 1998,In June 1999, he became the Governor of Sindh, but his term was cut short on 12 October 1999 when the PML(N) government was ousted in a military coup.[16] which led to the suspension of the Constitution. While the military sought to isolate Nawaz Sharif, Mamnoon Hussain remained loyal to him.[19] His credentials as a politician devoted to the cause of democracy were established when he became a political prisoner after raising his voice against the military regime of Pervez Musharraf.[16]
He ran for the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 2002 Pakistani general election from NA-250 Karachi-XII as a candidate of the PML(N), but was unsuccessful. He received 5,565 votes and was defeated by Abdul Sattar Afghani, a candidate of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[20]
Azhar Haroon, the former president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: "He had no political affiliation until 1999 but his polite discourse and professional ability impressed Nawaz Sharif, who appointed him as the Governor of Sindh".[21] He was a relatively lesser-known figure,[12][22] described as loyal to Nawaz Sharif,[23] and was elected President of Pakistan as the official nominee of the PML-N in the July 2013 presidential election. Hussain secured 432 votes and his only rival Wajihuddin Ahmed received 77.[24] He was sworn in on 9 September 2013 in a ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr, attended by mainstream political and military leadership alongside foreign dignitaries, media personnel and his close relatives.[25][26] At the time of assuming the office of president, he became the second oldest president of Pakistan.[27] His term for the presidency ended on 8 September 2018.[28] He was the second president of Pakistan whose family migrated to Pakistan from India after the Partition of India. He belonged to an ethnic Muhajir family.[29]
Death[edit | edit source]
In February 2020, Hussain was diagnosed with cancer and was under treatment.[3][30] On 14 July 2021, he died in Karachi, aged 80.[31]
See also[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Former president Mamnoon Hussain passes away in Karachi".
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- Mamnoon Hussain takes oath as Twelfth President
- Profile page (in Urdu)
- Mamnoon Hussain submits nomination papers for presidential election
- Mamnoon Hussain nomination as PML-N presidential candidate
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