| Newly appointed Minister for
Foreign Affairs Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi, born on
June 22, 1956 in Murree and belongs to famous political family
of Multan.
An agriculture by profession,
he completed his B.A. degree in 1978 from Punjab University
followed by M.A. in 1983 from Cambridge University.
During his political career, he
has been elected member of the Punjab Assembly from 1985 to
1988, then again re-elected from 1988 to 1990 and from 1990 to
1993.
He has also been elected
Chairman District Council Multan from 1987 to 1991.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi also
remained member of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1996 and
District Nazim Multan from 2001 to 2002.
He served as Provincial
Minister of Finance Punjab from 1990-93 and Minister of State
for Parliamentary Affairs from 1994-1996. He has been elected
MNA on PPPP ticket from Multan in 2008 elections.
Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi
has also been associated with organizations such as Farmers
Association Pakistan (FAP) in 1991, SOS in 1997 and Gymkhana
Club in 1992.
Married and father of a son and
two daughters, Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi has travelled to
the USA, UK, Germany, Spain, Australia, Belgium and several
countries in the Far East and Middle East. His hobbies include
reading and watching tv. |
