Guwahati News Desk: The 80-year old former president of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain, passed away on Wednesday after battling with a prolonged illness.
It was in February, 2020, when the former president and senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader was diagnosed with cancer, for which he was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Karachi for some days where he breathed his last.
Born in Agra in 1940, Hussain had migrated with his parents to Pakistan in 1947. Earlier, he used to be a textile businessman from Karachi and was associated with the Muslim League through the 70s and 80s and remained an active member of the PML-N since its early days. He was also the governor of Sindh from June to October 1999, when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government was overthrown by the then Pakistan Army chief, General Pervez Musharraf.
Eventually, Hussain was able to serve as the 12th President of Pakistan between September 2013 – 2018.
Following the news of Hussain’s demise, condolences from the PML-N, other opposition parties and government leaders started pouring in, including – PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, who shared sadness over Hussain’s death by tweeting, “Today, we have lost a valued person who loved Pakistan and had a good character…His services for the country and the nation will be remembered for long.”
PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz said, “We are deeply saddened over the death of former president of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain. He was a sincere man who served Pakistan with utmost sincerity. May Allah Almighty grant him a place in the tide of mercy.”
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi tweeted: “My deepest condolences on the passing of former President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain. May Allah grant his family the strength to bear this great loss.”
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman also expressed their sorrow on Hussain’s demise.
