Sheikh Liaquat Hussain (1929 – 23 September 2009), was a Pakistani

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who was a

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from 1997 to 1999.

Early life and career

Hussain was born in 1929.. He married Ghousia Mahmooda Sultana from he had two sons named Imran Liaquat and

Aamir Liaquat Hussain Aamir Liaquat Hussain ( ur, ; 5 July 1971 – 9 June 2022) was a Pakistani politician, columnist and television host. Hussain was a top ranking TV anchor and was listed three times in The 500 influential Muslims worldwide, and was among 100 ...

, who was a Pakistani

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and

. He was elected to the

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from Constituency NA-195 (Karachi East-IV) as a candidate of Haq Parast Group ( MQM) in

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Death

Hussain died on 23 September 2009 in

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at the age of 80.

Early life and career

Death

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