Mufti Mehmood

Mehmood
Mahmud (left) pictured with President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh
8th Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province
In office
1 March 1972 – 15 February 1973
Governor
Preceded bySardar Bahadur Khan
Succeeded byInayatullah Khan Gandapur
Ameer of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
In office
1968–1980
Preceded byMaulana Abdullah Darkhawasti
Succeeded by
President of Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
In office
15 May 1978 – 14 October 1980
Preceded byMuhammad Yousuf Banuri
Succeeded byMuhammad Idrees Mirti
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
26 March 1977 – 5 July 1977
ConstituencyNA-18 (D.I. Khan)
In office
14 April 1972 – 10 January 1977
ConstituencyNW-13 (D.I. Khan)
In office
8 June 1962 – 7 June 1965
ConstituencyNW-6 (D.I. Khan-I)
Muhtamim of Jamia Qasim-ul-Uloom
In office
1974–1980
Preceded byMaulana Muhammad Shafi Multani
Succeeded byMaulana Faiz Ahmed
Personal details
Born8 January 1919 (6 Rabi Us Sani 1337)
Kulachi, NWFP, British Raj
Died14 October 1980(1980-10-14) (aged 61)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Children
Alma materMadrasa Shahi, Moradabad
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Scholar
  • Teacher

Mufti Mehmood (Urdu: مفتی محمود; 1919–1980) was a Pakistani statesman and Islamic scholar who was one of the founding members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI); widely regarded as one of the greatest politicians in the history of Pakistan - known for his political acumen. He served as the first elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and later on as the Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly.[1][2][3] He led the opposition movement Pakistan National Alliance against Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, which eventually led to Bhutto's downfall. He was among the principal architects of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan.

  1. ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". na.gov.pk. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Profile of Mufti Mahmud". Storyofpakistan.com website. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ https://kp.gov.pk/page/khyber_pakhtunkhwa_chief_minister_s_gallery. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)