Mamnoon Hussain
Mamnoon Hussain ممنون حسین | |
|---|---|
| 12th President Of Pakistan Elect | |
| Assuming office 8 September 2013 | |
| Succeeding | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Governor of Sindh | |
| In office 1999–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Moinuddin Haider |
| Succeeded by | Azim Daudpota |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1940 Agra, British Raj (now India) |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Alma mater | Institute of Business Administration, Karachi |
Mamnoon Hussain (Urdu: ممنون حسین; b. 2 March 1940, Agra India), is a textile businessman,[1][2] senior figure of Pakistan Muslim League, and the current President-elect of Pakistan.
He also tenured as the 27th Governor of Sindh for a very short period when his appointment was dismissed by a military coup d'état in 1999. He was elected as the 12th President of Pakistan on July 30th 2013.
Personal life
Mamnoon Hussain was born on 2 March 1940 in Agra, into an Urdu-speaking industrialist family.[3] His family settled in Karachi, Sindh after the independence of Pakistan in 1947 and established the textile factory in Karachi. After graduating from a local high school in Karachi, he was admitted at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in Karachi in 1960.[4]
Political career
Mamnoon Hussain was elected as 12th President of Pakistan as the official nominee of the PML-N in the 2013 Presidential Elections.[5]
See also
- President of Pakistan
- Governor of Sindh
- Pakistani presidential election, 2013
- Pakistan Muslim League (N)
References
- ^ Profile of presidential candidate Mamnoon Hussain
- ^ Presidential elections: PML-N picks Mamnoon Hussain for top job
- ^ "Mamnoon Hussain most likely to replace Zardari". The News. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Mamnoon strongest PML-N candidate
- ^ "Mamnoon Hussain elected 12th President of Pakistan | PAKISTAN". geo.tv. Retrieved 2013-07-30.