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Shah Mehmood Qureshi history

 Early Life and Education:

  • Born on June 22, 1956, in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Family is of saintly lineage and caretakers of the Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariain Multan
  • Fluent in Urdu, English, Punjabi, and Saraiki
  • Education: Aitchison College, Lahore; Bachelor's from Forman Christian College; MA (Law) and MA (History) from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; B.A. from University of the Punjab
Political Career:
  • Elected to Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Multan in 1985
  • Joined Pakistan Muslim League (PML) in 1986
  • Minister of Planning and Development in the provincial cabinet of Punjab (1988-1990)
  • Minister of Finance in Chief Minister Manzoor Wattoo's provincial cabinet of Punjab (1990-1993)
  • Joined Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in 1993
  • Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs under Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (1993-1996)
  • Spokesman of PPP (1996)
  • Defeated in 1997 Pakistani general election
  • Served as District Nazim (Mayor) of Multan (2000-2002)
  • Re-elected to National Assembly of Pakistan from Multan in 2002
  • President of Pakistan Peoples Party Punjab (2006)
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani (2008-2011)
  • Resigned from PPP and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2011
  • Vice Chairman of PTI (2011-present)
Other Positions:
  • Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (1985-1993, 1988-1990)
  • Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (1993-1996)
  • Mayor of Multan (2000-2002)
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008-2011, 2018-2022)
  • Vice Chairman of PTI (2011-present)


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