Sajjad Hussain Qureshi Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Makhdoom
Sajjad Hussain Qureshi
Office:2nd Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
Term Start:21 March 1985
Term End:29 December 1985
Successor:Malik Muhammad Ali Khan
Office1:22nd Governor of Punjab
Predecessor1:Ghulam Jilani Khan
President1:Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Successor1:Tikka Khan
Termend1:9 December 1988
Termstart1:30 December 1985
Birth Date:24 September 1923
Nationality:Pakistani
Children:Shah Mehmood Qureshi (son)
Alma Mater:University of the Punjab (L.L.B)
Occupation:Politician
1Blankname:Chairman
1Namedata:Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Relations:Zain Qureshi (grandson)
Zahoor Hussain Qureshi (grandson)

Makhdoom Sajjad Hussain Qureshi (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|سجاد حسین قریشی) (September 1923 – 23 January 1996) was the Governor of Punjab from 30 December 1985 to 9 December 1988. He did his Matriculation from Pilot Secondary School and B.A. from Govt. Emerson College. Makhdoom Sajjad Hussain Qureshi completed his L.L.B. from Punjab University Law College His father Makhdoom Mureed Hussain Qureshi was member of the Central Legislative Assembly before the Partition of India. Qureshi actively participated in the movement for Pakistan on the instructions of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and visited Sindh & Balochistan to motivate the public in favour of a new Muslim state. He participated in the historical Lahore Resolution of 1940.

Political career

He served as the mayor of Multan Municipality for 10 years. He was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1962, 1965 and 1977. He remained member of the Federal Council of Pakistan from 1981 to 1985. He also became a member of the Senate of Pakistan and was elected the Deputy Chairman Senate of Pakistan in 1985. His son, Shah Mehmood Qureshi is the Vice Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan).[1] His grandson Zain Hussain Qureshi was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2018-2022. His other grandson Kabir Ahmad Qureshi is a senior banker in Lahore.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Multan district: socio political profile. 2006. Pattan Development Organization. 45.