Tahir Hussain Mashhadi
Tahir Hussain Mashhadi (Urdu: سید طاہر حسین مشہدی; born 26 July 1942 in Jahaniah, Punjab) is a Pakistani soldier and politician.
Tahir Hussain Mashhadi | |
|---|---|
| Pakistani Senator from Sindh | |
| Assumed office March 2012 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1942 Jehanian, Punjab, British India |
| Political party | Muttahida Qaumi Movement |
| Occupation | Soldier, politician |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Military career
Tahir Mashhadi joined the Pakistan Army in 1970 during the war with India and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1971, graduating from the Pakistan Military Academy.
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Mashhadi was stationed in then East Pakistan, which saw some heavy air attacks. At the end of war, Mashadi was taken as a prisoner of war and repatriated in 1974.
He is a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party and a former senator of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.[1]
References
- "Former Muttahida senator Tahir Mashhadi joins PPP". The International News. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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