Salmaan Taseer
| Salman Taseer | |
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| سلمان تاثیر | |
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| 26th Governor of Punjab (Pakistan) | |
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In office 15 May 2008 – 4 January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Lt Gen Khalid Maqbool |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Latif Khosa |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
31 May 1944 Simla, India, |
| Died | 4 January 2011 (aged 66) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani/British |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Spouse(s) | Aamna Taseer |
| Children | Shaan Taseer Shehryar Shahbaz Taseer Sara Sanam Shehrbano Aatish Taseer |
| Residence | Governor's House (Lahore) (official) |
| Alma mater | Chartered Accountant, from London |
Salmaan Taseer (Urdu: سلمان تاثیر; 31 May 1944 – 4 January 2011) was a Pakistani businessman and a liberal politician who served as the 26th Governor of Punjab from 2008 until his assassination in 2011.
Born in Shimla, East Punjab in British India, Taseer studied at the St. Anthony's School and the Government College in Lahore before moving to London where studied accountancy at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. In 1994, Taseer established a brokerage house backed by the Smith Barney and in 1996 he founded the Worldcall Group. He later in 2000s ventured into media, launching Business Plus and Daily Times.
A member of the Pakistan Peoples Party since the 1980s, he was elected to the Punjab Assembly from Lahore in the 1988 election, however lost in 1990, 1993 and then in 1997. Taseer served as a minister in the caretaker cabinet of Prime Minister Mian Soomro under Pervez Musharraf during the 2008 elections. He was appointed as the governor of Punjab on 15 May 2008, by then-President Musharraf at the request of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. During his governorship, he emerged as an outspoken critic of the Pakistan's blasphemy laws and consequently called for the pardon for Asia Bibi.
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