Muhammad Khan Junejo

Muhammad Khan Junejo محمد خان جوڻیجو
10th Prime Minister of Pakistan
In office 24 March 1985 – 29 May 1988
President	Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Preceded by	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Succeeded by	Benazir Bhutto
Personal details
Born	18 August 1932(1932-08-18) Sindhri, British India (now Pakistan)
Died	16 March 1993(1993-03-16) (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 tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Early life

He was born at Sindhri in Tharparkar of Sindh. He belongs to Sindhi Muslim Rajput family of Junejo clan. 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]

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 Junejo near Sindhri.^[2]

References

1. ^ Muhammad Khan Junejo
2. ^ Death anniversary of Ex-Premier Junejo Observed

External links

• Chronicles Of Pakistan
• Ohjri Camp Explosion and its effect on Pakistan

Political offices
Preceded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto	Prime Minister of Pakistan 1985–1988	Succeeded by Benazir Bhutto
	Minister of Defence 1985–1988	Succeeded by Mahmoud Haroon
Preceded by Sardar Khan Lodi	Minister of the Interior 1985	Succeeded by Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak

Persondata
Name	Junejo, Muhammad Khan
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	18 August 1932
Place of birth	Sindhri, British Raj (now Pakistan)
Date of death	16 March 1993
Place of death	Islamabad, Pakistan