Mohammad Khan Junejo
| Muhammad Khan Junejo | |
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| محمد خان جونیجو | |
| Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 24 March 1985 – 29 May 1988 |
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| President | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 24 March 1985 – 29 May 1988 |
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| Deputy |
Ijlal Haider Zaidi (Defence Secretary) |
| Preceded by | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Succeeded by |
Mahmoud Haroon (caretaker) |
| Minister of Interior | |
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In office 15 April 1985 – 21 May 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Lt.Gen F.S. Khan Lodhi |
| Succeeded by | Aslam Khan |
| Minister of Railways | |
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In office 5 July 1978 – 23 April 1979 |
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| Preceded by | N. A. Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Major-General Jamal Said Khan |
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In office 1965–1969 |
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| President | Ayub Khan |
| Preceded by | F.M. Khan |
| Succeeded by | Admiral S.M. Ahsan |
| Minister of Health, Communications and Labour | |
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In office 1963–1965 |
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| President of Pakistan Muslim League | |
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In office 23 March 1985 – 29 May 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Zahoor Illahi |
| Succeeded by | Pir Pagara |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Muhammad Khan Junejo August 18, 1932 Sindhri Tharparkar in Mirpur Khas, Sind, British India (Present-day Pakistan) |
| Died | March 18, 1993 (aged 60) Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Resting place | Sindhri in Mirpur Khas District, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Citizenship |
 Pakistan
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| Political party |
Pakistan Muslim League (1962–1988) |
| Other political affiliations |
Pakistan Muslim League (J) (1988–93) |
| Alma mater |
St. Patrick's College Plumpton College, United Kingdom |
Mohammad Khan Junejo (Urdu: محمد خان جونیجو Sindhi :محمد خان جوڻيجو), August 18, 1932 – March 18, 1993), was a Pakistani politician and an agriculturist who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan, having elected in this capacity in 1985 until being dismissed in 1988.
Junejo, a powerful landowner, was educated in Karachi, having attend the St. Patrick's College, and was trained as an agriculturist at the Agricultural Institute near Hastings in the United Kingdom. He gained public notice when he joined the Ayub administration and subsequently held cabinet portfolio of railways, health, communications and labour from 1963–69.
After participating in the elections held in 1985, he was chosen to form the government on a Pakistan Muslim League's platform, of which, he took over the party's presidency. His government was noted for the support of conservatism, austerity measures that ultimately reduces the government budget deficits and repealed the emergency laws to allow the freedom of press and media in the country. Despite strong resistance and fierce opposition from President Zia-ul-Haq, Junejo authorized his Foreign Minister Yakob Khan to sign and ratified the Geneva Accords in 1988. His relations with President Zia-ul-Haq also soured when he opened the parliamentary inquiry on Ojhri Camp disaster, also in 1988.
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