Muhammad Khan Junejo
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| In office 24 March 1985 – 29 May 1988 |
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| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
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| Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Benazir Bhutto |
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| Born | 18 August 1932 Sindhri, Tharparkar, Sindh, British India |
| Died | March 16, 1993 (aged 60) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League |
| Religion | Islam[citation needed] |
Muhammad Khan Junejo (Urdu/Sindhi: محمد خان جونیجو ) (August 18, 1932 – March 16, 1993) was the eleventh Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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[edit] Early life
He was born at Sindhri in Tharparkar of Sindh. After completing his senior Cambridge from Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi, he went to the UK for a diploma in Agriculture. Junejo started his political career at the age of twenty one. In 1962, he was elected as a Member of Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan representing 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.[1]
[edit] Prime Minister
After partyless polls were held for the national and provincial assemblies in 1985, Muhammad Khan Junejo was appointed Prime Minister by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. To his credit, Junejo had stood up to Zia on several issues during his term as prime minister, including the issue of the signing of the Geneva Accords to end the fighting in Soviet-occupied Afghanistan.
Domestic Policy Prime Minister Junejo was famously known for driving his Suzuki as Prime Minister. He advised the new Cabinet and the Military to start using Pakistan Built Suzukis rather than foreign Imported Mercedes. This reduced the budget expense and gained him admiration from the masses. [2]http://www.newsweek.com/id/65910/output/print</ref>
Foreign Policy General Zia ul-Haq did not want Pakistan to sign the Geneva Accords until after the Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan but Junejo had instructed his minister of state for foreign affairs to sign them anyway.
Zia was furious, but had bided his time before moving against Junejo. That time came soon after the Ojhri Camp blasts of April 1988. The Ojhri Camp ordinance depot in Rawalpindi was being used to supply US-financed arms and ammunition to the Afghan mujahideen to fight the Soviets. The government ordered an inquiry into the blasts. Junejo made a statement in the National Assembly promising to place the findings of the inquiry before the House. That was the last straw as far as Zia was concerned, and Junejo was dismissed on May 29, 1988 by the President using discretionary powers given under the 8th amendment. All Assemblies were immediately dissolved, and mostly military cabinet members (most prominently as General Rahimuddin Khan) were called to form an interim government.
[edit] Death
Muhammad Khan Junejo was elected member of the National Assembly in 1990 but died three years later of a serious illness in 1993 and was buried in the village of Khan Sahab Din Muhammad near Sindhri.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Muhammad Khan Junejo
- ^ See Power and Privilege
- ^ Death anniversary of Ex-Premier Junejo Observed
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| Preceded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Prime Minister of Pakistan | Succeeded by Benazir Bhutto |
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