Mushahid Hussain

Mushahid Hussain
Mushahid Hussain in 2019
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
12 March 2018 – April 2024
ConstituencyIslamabad Capital Territory
In office
12 March 2012 – 11 March 2018
ConstituencyIslamabad Capital Territory
In office
23 March 2003 – 11 March 2009
ConstituencyIslamabad Capital Territory
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office
17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Minister of Communications
In office
26 May 1993 – 18 July 1993
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Preceded bySamina Khalid Ghurki
Succeeded byRana Shaukat Mehmood
Personal details
Born
Mushahid Hussain Syed

(1952-11-02) 2 November 1952 (age 72)
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Citizenship Pakistan
Alma materF.C. College University
(BA in journalism)
Georgetown University
(MS in foreign service)
ProfessionJournalist, politician,
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Mushahid Hussain Syed (Punjabi, Urdu: مشاہد حسین سید‬; born 2 November 1952) is a Pakistani politician, and journalist who is currently the Pakistan Senator from the Islamabad Capital Territory on the platform of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), since 3 March 2018.[1][2][3]

A political journalist by profession, Hussain briefly served in the Sharif administrations in 1990s and is known for his political positions that reflects the national conservatism towards supporting the idea of civilian control of the military.[4] After playing a crucial role in the support of the decision-making towards the nuclear weapons-testing in response to India's in 1998, Hussain's tenure was abrupted by the staged martial law by Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Pervez Musharraf and was held in prison on treason conspiracy in 1999.[5][6] In 2003, he later defected to the forward block supporting the presidential campaign of Pervez Musharraf and was elected the Pakistan Senator of the Senate.

Despite his support for the PML(Q), the forward block supporting Musharraf for several years, Hussain remained sympathetics towards the PML(N) and eventually joined his original party after being ousted by the forward block in 2016.[7][8][9] He is known as a proponent for strengthening the foreign relations with China and Central Asia, having served the Chairman of the China-Pakistan Institute, a lobbying firm based in Islamabad.[10][6]

  1. ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Mushahid Hussain elected chairman of CPEC parliamentary committee – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Lecture by Senator Mushahid Hussain of Pakistan". berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Mushahid Hussain Sayed « India Conference". indiaconference.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Mushahid Hussain Syed". Dawn. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Mushahid Hussain". The Nation. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  7. ^ "DAWN – Features; February 28, 2003". Dawn. 28 February 2003. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Sughra set to head Senate's foreign affairs body". Dawn. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  9. ^ "All eyes on President Zardari: nAn arduous journey from prison to presidency and Victory by 68pc". Dawn. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Mushahid Hussain Syed". Daawn. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2017.