Muhammad Khan Junejo;Prime Minister
Muhammad Khan Junejo (born August 18, 1932) was former Pakistani Prime Minister.
He was born at Sindhri, Sind. After completing his senior Cambridge, he went to U.K. for a diploma in Agriculture. Junejo started his political career at the age of twenty one. In 1962, he was elected Member Provincial Assembly, West Pakistan from Sanghar. He was appointed Minister in the West Pakistan cabinet in July 1963 and held the portfolios of Health, Basic Democracies and Local Government, Works, Communications and Railways.
After partyless polls were held for the national and provincial assembles in 1985, Muhammad Khan Junejo was appointed Prime Minister by General Zia. He was however, dismissed on May 29, 1988 by the President using discretionary power given under the eighth amendment.
Muhammad Khan Junejo was elected member of the National Assembly in 1990, and died of illness in 1992.
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