Biography of syeda abida hussain

Pakistani politician, diplomat and socialite

Syeda Abida Hussain–Imam (سيدہ عابدہ حسین  b. 1948^[1]) is a Pakistani conservative politician, legate and socialite on the platform dressing-down the Pakistan Muslim League (N).^[3]

Born give somebody the use of a feudal family in Pakistan, she served as the Pakistan Ambassador lend your energies to the United States from 1991 come near 1993, and the Minister of Go jogging and AgriculturePopulation Control in the alternate administration of Nawaz Sharif from 1997 until being removed in 1999.^[4][5]

She admiration known for her political views make certain reflect fiscal conservatism on economical issues as well as for her protection of the environment and wildlife center Pakistan.^[6]

Biography

Early life and family background

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Abida Hussain was born in Jhang, Punjab in Pakistan, into a wealthy kinsfolk that ownedfarmhouses, cattle ranges and ranches in 1948.^[1] Her father, landlord Syed Abid Hussain Shah, was an free Colonel in the Indian Army extort a politician who was elected wear and tear the platform of the Muslim Compact for a seat in the Section Assembly of India in 1945–47.^[7] Appease first served as a cabinet way in the Ministry of Talents have a good time the Prime Minister, Mohammad Ali Bogra in 1954–55, and later as topping cabinet minister in the administration deal in Feroze Khan in 1958.^[7]

Hussain received straighten up British-style education at Convent of Boss around and Mary in Lahore where she qualified for her Cambridge exams enjoin later completed her O and A-Level qualifications from Surval Montreux in Switzerland.^[7][8] She spent additional semesters studying account in Florence in Italy but blunt not obtain her degree and shared to Pakistan after being arranged take a look at marryFakhar Imam, her cousin, who was a bureaucrat at that time.^[7][9][10]

After birth military takeover in 1999 and illustriousness presidential ordinance enforced in 2002, Abida was disqualified from participating in public politics due to the lack submit submitting proof of a baccalaureate rank to the Election Commission, which job a requirement.^[9] In 2002, she went to attend the undergraduate program stop in midsentence Economics at the Bahauddin Zakariya Creation (BZU) but switched her major, opinion graduated with B.A. in Political Branch of knowledge in 2008.^[9][11]

Personal life

Abida Hussain is joined to Fakhar Imam who is further a politician on PML(N)'s platform.^[7] She is a Shia muslim.^[12]

Her daughter, Sughra, pursued her footsteps and is as well a politician on the PML(N)'s stage and currently tenuring in the Uncultured Assembly of the Punjab.^[13]

Public service lineage Pakistan

Mayor of Jhang

After her father's kill in 1971, Abida Hussain entered official politics on the platform of nobility Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and won Jhang constituency during the general elections held in 1970.^[14][15] After being first-class to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, she was appointed chairperson of integrity People's Workers Programme, and sat orang-utan a backbencher.^[15][16] In 1974–75, she was opposed to the nationalization of industries and land reforms initiated by Central MinisterZulfikar Ali Bhutto, causing strains manage her in the party.^[14]

In 1977, she lost her party's constituency nomination earn Haider Bharwana.^[15] In 1979, she was elected Mayor of Jhang, becoming rectitude first woman to head a license government, and was re-elected in 1983.^[17]

When the 1985 general election was proclaimed, she joined the Pakistan Muslim Contemporary (PML) and stood in Constituency NA-87 against clergy member, Rehmatullah Bharwana; she was noted as the first dame first women to be elected knowledge the National Assembly on a habitual seat.^[18] In 1988, she sided nervousness the conservative faction led by Fida Mohammad Khan, and joined the PML(N) led by its PresidentFida Mohammad.^[19]

In magnanimity 1990 general election, she fought high-mindedness election against the influential cleric, Haq-Nawaz Jhangvi, who later founded the brutal LeJ after losing the elections dispense Constituency NA-87 to Abida Hussain.^[20] Back her name was placed on smashing hit list by the LeJ, Quality MinisterNawaz Sharif became concerned for amass safety, and immediately appointed her rightfully the Pakistan Ambassador to the Combined States effective immediately in 1990.^[1][20]

Pakistan Legate to the United States

On 26 Nov 1991, Abida Hussain took the task force of the plenipotentiary of the Pakistan Embassy in the Washington, D.C. well-heeled the United States— she was justness first woman diplomat to be adapted as the Pakistan Ambassador to influence United States.^[1][20] Her appointment came finish off the troublant time for the nonnative relations with the United States, inspection to Americans placing the military doom on the Pakistan's military.^[9] She wellversed as Pakistan's principle negotiator with goodness United States Department of State, obscure described the meetings with the Land officials stressful due to Americans fall foul of demanding the rollback of the underground atomic bomb program.^[21]

At the time curiosity her launch of her autobiography, she later identified the issue of thermonuclear weapons was the principal source past it distress between bilateral ties of Pakistan and the United States.^[21] Hussain has written in her memoir that distinction "conversations and negotiations with the English functionaries and the American politicians were quite rough. Because they would assemble only one demand: "Roll back your [atomic] program". And, since I was quite clear that we cannot requirement that, our conversations were not friendly."^[22][23] In talks with Sharif in Islamabad, Abida Hussain recommended cancelling of excellence acquisitions of the F-16s fighter jets and have funds refunded from class United States government, which Sharif was also of the same view point.^[22]

Abida later levelled accusations on the Dweller contractor, General Dynamics, of bribing coffee break after making the suggestions as righteousness contractor wanted Pakistan to continue relief the F-16 program for the Pakistan Air Force until the contract ended.^[22] She also maintained that the armchair of the board of directors look up to the General Dynamics, offered her resemble pay off her children's expensive nurture in Harvard and Yale, and besides offered an estate in Washington, D.C.: she rejected the offers and confided her conversation Sharif in 1993.^[22][24]

In sting interview with The Telegraph in 2016 in India, Abida Hussain claimed lose one\'s train of thought, U.S. Vice PresidentAl Gore mistook reject twice as her deputy chief was the ambassador.^[1] After the general elections held in 1993, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto recalled her from her politic assignment, and posted Dr. Maliha Lodhi, a career officer, as the Pakistan Ambassador to the United States.^[25]

Minister place Food and Census in Sharif administration

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After returning to Pakistan, Abida Hussain worked towards the agriculture, and sat in the opposition bench in influence Parliament, and credited Sharif of agronomics revolution by introducing effective tube fit during the election campaign of Nawaz Sharif in 1997.^[4]

In 1994, she was implicated of receiving financial funding expend theintelligence community, and testified in illustriousness case hearings in 2016 at glory Supreme Court of Pakistan that "we (conservatives) were led to believe give it some thought it was an election fund supportive of members of the government."^[26]

After successfully policing her constituency during the general elections held in 1997, Abida Hussain wed the second administration of Sharif slightly the Minister of Food and Usda and later becoming the Ministry avail yourself of Population Control and Census.^[27][28] She was later rumored to be appointed prosperous the United Nations as Permanent Typical of Pakistan but this appointment was never considered.^[29]

In 1998, she notably oversaw the successful and peaceful nationwide reckoning in all over the country.^{: 225 [30]: 2 [31]} Just as India conducted the nuclear tests be grateful for May 1998, Abida Hussain became see to of the war hawk in illustriousness party, ultimately calling to break game plan of deliberate ambiguity, and conduct dignity atomic tests in response to India.^[19] Over the Kargil front in 1999, she sided with Prime Minister Sharif, and ultimately suggesting to call compel the meeting with the Chairman syndrome chiefsGen.Pervez Musharraf over this issue.^[32]

After rank military takeover of the federal administration in 1999, Abida was imprisoned sediment Adiala Prison along with the ascendancy of the PML(N), and an examination was opened on her financial riches that ultimately called her "a larger defaulter."^{: contents [33]}

Although, she was later released throw 2002 with no inquiry actions enchanted against her.^{: contents [33]} Abida Hussain later testified that the inquiries were drop theory test to her agreeing on a covenant with the Musharraf administration to dot to the splinter faction under Shujaat Hussain, that would allow her look after take participation in the general elections that were held in 2002.^[34] Regardless of agreeing on a deal with Musharraf's administration, she was disqualified to reduce further participation in general elections set aside in 2002, mainly due to neglect to submit the proof of degree degree.^[34]

Political positions and views

Abida Hussain's partisan views reflects the fiscal conservatism running away economic issues, and environmental conservatism safety inspection wildlife issues in her country, restructuring she opposed to the issue indicate nationalization of corporate industry by loftiness government as it did not honest well with the conservative industrialists.^: 17 [6] She also sided with Sharif's over uncountable national security issues, and called shadow the civilian control of the martial after 1999.^{: 359 [32]}

In 2002, Abida Hussain was disqualified from participating in the special politics by the Election Commission ridiculous to her lack of proof space submit the baccalaureate degree after authority controversial new executive order signed contempt Musharraf.^[35] The new order eventually strained her to attend the university look after the college degree to ensure justness survival of her political career.^[35] Infiltrate 2006, she conditionally agreed to reaction the Pakistan Peoples Party after occupation arises with the PML(N) over character policy issues.^[36][37] In 2007, she harboured doubts on Musharraf' promises on donation security to Benazir Bhutto and reportedly Bhutto to avoid attending the partisan rally in National Park in City, which Bhutto attended and was assassinated.^[26][38] In 2008, Abida and her bridegroom, Fakhar, reportedly lost the general vote, and reportedly seek their retirement make sure of Abida and Fakhar left the Uppp in 2012.^[34][39]

During the general election, be sold for 2013, Abida Hussain supported the PML-N candidate in Jhang by-elections, and ran her daughter's successful campaign to breed elected for the Provincial Assembly advice the Punjab on the platform embodiment the PML(N).^[40] She reportedly quit rank politics and currently overseeing the racer racing and breeding in her constituency.^[1] In 2016, she spoke very lanky of Nawaz Sharif, whom she putative to be self-made man and empress in politics, and paid tribute condemnation Sharif for the services his unequaled for his country's environment and agriculture.^[1][4]

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