Altaf Hussain

Politician, Pharmacist

Pakistani and British Karachi, Pakistan

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Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician, Pharmacist
NationalityPakistani and British
Date of Birth17/09/1953
Age72 years
BirthplaceKarachi, Pakistan

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Bio/Wiki

NicknamePakistan's Powerful but Absent Politician
Known ForRequesting asylum in India

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • Government Comprehensive High School for Boys, Azizabad, Karachi
  • Government Boys Secondary School, Azizabad, Karachi
College/University
  • Islamia Science College, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Government National College, Karachi, Pakistan
  • University of Karachi
Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science from the Islamia Science College in 1974
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy from the Government National College in 1979

Personal Life

ReligionIslam
CasteArain
Hobbies
  • Cooking
  • Writing Poems
Native LanguageUrdu

Relationships & More

Marital StatusDivorced
Marriage DateYear 2001

Family

SpouseFaiza Gabol (m. 2001; d. 2007)
Children
SonNone
DaughterAfza Altaf
Parents
FatherNazir Hussain (Worked in the Indian Railways as a Station Master)
MotherKhursheed Begum (Homemaker)
Siblings
Brothers
  • Nasir Hussain
  • 5 more brothers
Sisters
  • Saira Aslam (Elder)
  • 3 more sisters

Career

Politics
Political PartyMuttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM; previously known as the Mujahir Qaumi Movement)
Political Journey
  • On 11 June 1978, he founded the Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO).
  • In 1980, during the college elections, his party won 92 seats.
  • Eventually, he formed the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and named the APMSO as the student wing of the MQM.
  • In 1988, his party won almost all the seats of the Pakistan General Elections.
  • On 11 June 1978, he founded the All-Pakistan Mohajir Students Organisation (APMSO).
ExileSelf-imposed exile in the UK since 1992

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Altaf Hussain manages his political party, MQM, from London.
2. His parents relocated to Pakistan from India following Partition.
3. He completed training at Karachi Adventist Hospital and a multinational pharmaceutical company in Karachi, Pakistan.
4. He faced arrest and a sentence for participating in protests against the government.
5. He established the Mujahir Qaumi Movement (MQM) in 1984 to advocate for the rights of Mujahirs.
6. By 1988, his party became Pakistan's third-largest in the General Elections.
7. He did not run for any electoral position despite his party's accomplishments.
8. He has recovered from COVID-19 three times and spent at least two months in the hospital in total due to the virus.
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