Mamnoon Hussain
Mamnoon Hussain (Urdu: ممنون حسین ; 23 December 1940 – 14 July 2021) was a Pakistani businessman, nationalist conservative,[1] and politician.[2][3] He served as the President of Pakistan from 9 September 2013 to 9 September 2018.[4]
Mamnoon Hussain ممنون حسین | |
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Mamnoon Hussain | |
12th President of Pakistan | |
In office 9 September 2013 – 9 September 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Imran Khan |
Preceded by | Asif Ali Zardari |
Succeeded by | Arif Alvi |
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 | Mamnoon Hussain 23 December 1940 Agra, United Provinces, British Raj (now in Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Died | 14 July 2021 Karachi, Pakistan | (aged 80)
Citizenship | Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Residence | Aiwan-e-Sadr |
Alma mater | Karachi University (BComm) Institute of Business Administration (MBA) |
Website | Government website |
Hussain briefly served as Governor of Sindh in 1999. His term as governor was cut short by the military coup d'état staged in 1999. After the PML(N) secured majority in general elections held in 2013, Hussain was nominated and elected as President of Pakistan on 30 July 2013.[5] He won the election in a landslide victory winning 432 votes to his rival Wajihuddin Ahmed's 77 votes.
In February 2020, Hussain was diagnosed with cancer. He died from the disease on 14 July 2021 at a hospital in Karachi, aged 80.[6]
References
change- ↑ Toor, Liaquat (9 December 2013). "Nation united against vices". Special report by Liaquat Toor. Pakistan Observer, 2013. Pakistan Observer. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Dunya News: Pakistan:-Profile of presidential candidate Mamnoon Hussain..."
- ↑ Presidential elections: PML-N picks Mamnoon Hussain for top job. The Express Tribune (Pakistan)
- ↑ Rashid, Haroon (2 March 2014). "Pakistan's invisible president: Mamnoon Hyssain". Special editorial report by Harood Rashid, the BBC Urdu correspondent. Islamabad: BBC Pakistan Bureau, 2013. BBC Pakistan Bureau. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ Staff report (9 September 2013). "Profile:Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain". BBC Pakistan Bureau, 2013. BBC Pakistan Bureau. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Former president Mamnoon Hussain passes away in Karachi at 80". Dawn. 14 July 2021.