Prof. Dr. Yunis Haider Soomro was a Pakistani

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and former

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minister. He was the Minister for Housing and Works in Khoso caretaker ministry in 2013. He was known as an expert of the Russian Ilizarov limb-lengthening technique in orthopaedic surgery. He was a landlord and politician as well. Dr. Soomro was known for his philanthropy and charity work. He was the grandson of the former

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Allah Bux Soomro Allah Bux Muhammad Umar Soomro ( sd, اللهَ بخشُ سوُمَرو) (1900 – 14 May 1943), (Khan Bahadur Sir Allah Bux Muhammad Umar Soomro OBE till September 1942) or Allah Baksh Soomro, was a ''zamindar'', government contractor, Ind ...

. He died on July 15, 2020, after contracting the

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