Altaf Hussain (Pakistani politician)
| Altaf Hussain | |
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| الطاف حسین | |
| Leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement | |
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Assumed office 18 March 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 September 1953 Karachi, Pakistan |
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| Political party | Muttahida Qaumi Movement |
| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.mqm.org |
Altaf Hussain (Urdu: الطاف حسین; pronounced [əlt̪aːf ɦʊseːn]; born 17 September 1953 in Karachi) is a Pakistani politician presently residing in Britain. He is the founder of the fourth largest political party of Pakistan, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a party aimed at not only defending the rights and interests of the Muhajir community but the 98% Pakistanis in general and to form an egalitarian society.
Altaf Hussain was born on 17 September 1953 to Nazir Hussain and Khurseed Begum in Karachi, Sindh. Before the formation of Pakistan, Hussain's parents resided at their ancestral home in Nai ki Mandi, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. His father was an officer with the Indian Railways. His paternal grandfather Mohammad Ramazan was the Grand Mufti of Agra and his maternal grandfather Pir Haji Hafiz Rahim Bakhsh Qadri was a religious scholar. Hussain's siblings include four sisters and six brothers.
Following the independence of Pakistan in 1947, a wide-scale migration of Muslims ensued where they migrated from the various Muslim-majority states in India to the newly established Dominion of Pakistan. Hussain's parents were initially reluctant to leave everything behind in Agra to resettle in Pakistan but were later forced by Hussain's elder brother to reconsider. Upon emigrating to Pakistan, the family settled in Karachi. They were provided with government housing in Abyssinia Lines reserved for muhajirs (a term used to describe people and families migrating from India).
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