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Pakistani politician (1916–2011)

Muhammad Yusuf Abdullah Haroon (1916 – 12 February 2011) was a Pakistani businessman and politician who served as the 5th Governor of West Pakistan and 3rd Chief Minister of Sindh.^[1]

Early life and family

Born in 1916 to Abdullah Haroon, Yusuf worked closely with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah as his personal assistant and was active in the Pakistan Movement.^[1] He was a witness to All-India Muslim League's 25th session in Allahabad in 1930.^[2]

Yusuf married Pasha Haroon, the niece of Aga Khan III who was the 48th Imam of the Ismaili Shias, in 1937.^[3]

Career

Yusuf was active in politics spanning nearly seven decades.

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From 10 May 1944 to 8 May 1945, he served as mayor of pre-independenceKarachi.^[2] After independence, he served as Chief Minister of Sindh between 1949–50, where he piloted a bill for land reform to abolish large land-holdings. When the bill failed to pas Yusuf Haroon (March 10, 1944 — February 12, 2011), editor ...

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