Muhammad Khan Junejo
| Muhammad Khan Junejo محمد خان جوڻیجو |
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| Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 24 March 1985 – 29 May 1988 |
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| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 24 March 1985 – 29 May 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Haroon (Acting) |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 10 April 1985 – 21 May 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Sardar Khan Lodi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1932 Sindhri, British Raj (now Pakistan) |
| Died | 16 March 1993 (aged 60) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League |
Muhammad Khan Junejo (Urdu;Sindhi: محمد خان جونیجو ; August 18, 1932 – March 16, 1993) was the tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan, and a influential Sindhi figure in Pakistan.
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[edit] Early life
He was born at Sindhri in Tharparkar of Sindh. Junejo started his political career at the age of twenty one. In 1962, he was elected as a Member of Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan representing Sanghar. He was appointed Minister in the West Pakistan cabinet in July 1963 and held the portfolios of Health, Basic Democracies and Local Government, Works, Communications and Railways.[1]
[edit] Death
Muhammad Khan Junejo was elected member of the National Assembly in 1990 but died three years later of a serious illness in 1993 and was buried in the village of Khan Sahab Din Muhammad Junejo near Sindhri.[2]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Prime Minister of Pakistan 1985–1988 |
Succeeded by Benazir Bhutto |
| Minister of Defence 1985–1988 |
Succeeded by Mahmoud Haroon Acting |
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| Preceded by Sardar Khan Lodi |
Minister of the Interior 1985 |
Succeeded by Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak |
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