Altaf Husain

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This article is about the eminent journalist Altaf Husain, and should not be confused with the founder and leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain.

Altaf Husain was an eminent journalist from Pakistan. He was born on January 26, 1900 in Sylhet (today in Bangladesh). He received his early education in Calcutta and then attended Dhaka University where he graduated with an M.A. (English).

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah appointed Altaf Husain the Editor of Dawn and in this capacity he played a critically important part in the Pakistan movement which lead to the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent.

In 1942, his services were lent to the Government of India as Press Advisor. He was the member of a three-man panel along with C.P. Johnson of The Statesman and S.A. Govindarajan of The Hindu.

In 1959, Altaf Husain was awarded the Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam by the Government of Pakistan. From 1965 to 1968, Altaf Husain served as the Minister for Industries and Natural Resources in the Federal Government of Pakistan.

Altaf Husain died on May 25, 1968 in Karachi, Pakistan.

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