Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Shah Mehmood Qureshi ( Urdu شاه محمود قریشی; Born June 22, 1956 in Murree ) is a Pakistani politician. Qureshi has been Pakistan's Foreign Minister since August 20, 2018 .
Life
He was a member of the Pakistani People's Party (PPP) and as such was Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Yousaf Raza Gilani from March 31, 2008 to February 9, 2011 . Due to conflicts with the party leadership, he resigned from office in February 2011. In November 2011 he joined Imran Khan 's emerging Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan Movement for Justice) party and is its vice-chairman. Qureshi's father was governor of the Punjab region in the 1980s.
He received his bachelor's degree in history from Forman Christian College in Lahore . After that, he also included a study of law at Corpus Christi College of the University of Cambridge from. He is married and has a son and two daughters.
Qureshi is the President of the Pakistan Agriculture Association.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ 'Pakistan first' at the core of new foreign policy, asserts Shah Mahmood (English)
- ↑ Majid Sattar : Fog and Other Adversities. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . January 9, 2011, accessed January 10, 2011 .
- ^ Frances Romero: Two-Minute Bio Shah Mahmood Qureshi. In: Time . December 22, 2008, accessed January 10, 2011 .
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SURNAME | Qureshi, Shah Mehmood |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pakistani politician and former foreign minister |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Murree |