Zahoor Hussain Khoso
Mir Zahoor Hussain Khan Khoso | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly | |
| In office 31 May 1990 – 17 November 1990 | |
| Member of National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Constituency | PP26 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 23 April 2023 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Political party | Balochistan National Party |
Mir Zahoor Hussain Khan Khoso (Urdu: ظہور حسین کھوسو; died 23 April 2023) was a Pakistani politician who was the speaker of the Balochistan Assembly[1] from 31 May 1990 to 17 November 1990, as well as being leader of the Rind tribe.[2] He also served as an MPA[clarification needed] in Balochistan for PP26. He was affiliated with the Balochistan National Party, and a political rival of the former Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali.[3]
In 2005, Zahoor helped negotiate a political truce between his Rind tribe and the Jamalis tribe in Jaffarabad district, having shook hands for the first time in four decades and deciding to "cooperate for the betterment of the people of the area".[1]
In 2008, Khoso contested the general election as an independent candidate and was elected MPA from Dera Allah Yar. Later, he joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.[4]
Zahoor was a major supporter of the NCHD projects in Balochistan in 2009, and called on the federal government to continue the projects launched by the National Commission for Human Development in Balochistan and release funds for them.[5]
In 2010, Zahoor was disqualified as an MPA of Balochistan assembly from PB-26 Jaffarabad-II for falsifying his academic degree; the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the election commission to take strict action against him.[6][7][8] In August 2012, he was sentenced to two years in prison and fined Rs.5,000 for possessing a fake degree by the District and Sessions Court.[4]
Personal life and death[edit]
Zahoor was the elder brother of Mir Manzoor Ahmad Khan Khosa, a well-known tribal figure, and the uncle of former provincial ministers Mir Izhar Khan Khosa and Mir Salim Khan Khosa.[9]
Zahoor died on 23 April 2023 after suffering from lung cancer.[2] He had been receiving treatment at a hospital in Karachi. He had undergone throat surgery at Aga Khan Hospital, Karachi, but his health had deteriorated in days prior to his death.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Amanullah Kasi (5 September 2005). "Jamalis, Khosos end political rivalry". Dawn.
- ^ a b Samaa Web Desk (23 April 2023). "Former Balochistan PA Speaker Mir Zahoor passes away". Samaa. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Web Desk (23 April 2023). "Former Speaker Balochistan Assembly Mir Zahoor Hussain Khoso Passes Away". Bol News.
- ^ a b Shahid, Saleem (10 August 2012). "Ex-speaker sentenced in fake degree case". DAWN.
- ^ Kasi, Amanullah (29 January 2009). "Balochistan assembly backs NCHD projects". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Another MPA disqualified for fake degree". The Express Tribune. 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Apex court disqualifies Balochistan MPA Zahoor Khosa". Dunya News. 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Fake degree menace: two MPAs from Punjab, Balochistan lose seats". Business Recorder. 31 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Former Balochistan Assembly speaker Mir Zahoor Hussain Khoso passes away". Daily Pakistan Global. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.