Aamir Liaquat Hussain

Aamir Liaquat Hussain
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 9 June 2022
Preceded byHaleem Adil Sheikh
Succeeded byMahmood Moulvi
ConstituencyNA-249 (Karachi-XI)
In office
21 November 2002 – 5 July 2007
Succeeded byFarooq Sattar
ConstituencyNA-245 (Karachi-XVI)
Minister of State for Religious Affairs
In office
5 September 2004 – 5 July 2007
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz
Personal details
Born(1971-07-05)5 July 1971
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Died9 June 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 50)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPTI (2018-2021)
Other political
affiliations		MQM-L (2002-2016)
Spouse(s)
Syeda Bushra Iqbal
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(div. 2020)​
[1]
Syeda Tuba Aamir
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(m. 2018; div. 2022)​
[2][3][4]
Syeda Dania Shah
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(m. 2022⁠–⁠2022)​
.[5][6][7][8]
Children2[9]
Parent
ResidenceKarachi
Occupation
  • TV show host
  • politician
  • columnist
WebsiteAamirLiaquat.com

Aamir Liaquat Hussain (Urdu: عامر لیاقت حسین; 5 July 1971 – 9 June 2022) was a Pakistani politician, columnist and television host. Hussain was a top ranking TV anchor and was listed three times in The 500 influential Muslims worldwide, and was among 100 popular personalities of Pakistan.[10][11][12] He was criticized on media numerous times due to his controversial comments about superstars.[13] He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 to June 2022.

Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and served as the Minister of State for Religious Affairs from 2004 to 2007 in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. He died on 9 June 2022 in his room at his residence due to suffocation, as per police his house was full of smoke due to a generator.

  1. ^ "Aamir Liaquat Hussain's ex-wife says he divorced her over the phone". Geo News.
  2. ^ "Poll drive: Aamir Liaquat admits second marriage". Pakistan Today. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Tuba Anwar announces khula from Aamir Liaquat". Geo News. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Aamir Liauqat caught in second marriage controversy ahead of polls". 23 June 2018.
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  6. ^ "Aamir Liaquat shares first video with his third wife Dania Shah". Daily Pakistan (newspaper). 10 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Amir Liaquat ties the knot for third time". Geo News. 10 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Syeda Dania Shah seeks divorce from Aamir Liaquat".
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  10. ^ "Aamir Liaquat Hussain: Pakistan's shock televangelist dies at 50". 9 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Aamir Liaquat's widow Dania Shah announces second marriage". The Nation. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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