Yousuf Salahuddin
| Mian Yousuf Salahuddin میاں یوسف صلاح الدین | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 1951[ age 63] Lahore, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Occupation | Television personality, philanthropist, socialite |
| Home town | Lahore |
Mian Yousuf Salahuddin (Urdu: میاں یوسف صلاح الدین), commonly known as Yousaf Salli, is a Pakistani socialite,[1][2] philanthropist, ex-Politician,[3] and well-known cultural icon from Lahore.
Family
He is maternally a grandson of the renowned poet and literary scholar Allama Iqbal and nephew of Javid Iqbal. His paternal grandfather, Mian Amiruddin, was the first Muslim Lord Mayor of Lahore, from the prominent "Mian" family of Lahore, Pakistan. Salahuddin is also related closely to the famous Taseer family, from which the ex-Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer hailed.
He is also related to third Governor General of Pakistan Malik Ghulam Muhammad who from the finance ministry became the Governor General of Pakistan. He is known for having started peculiar politics in Pakistan by discharging the elected assemblies of Pakistan. This action is now seen as the beginning of “viceregal” politics in Pakistan, in which the military and civil bureaucracy, not elected officials, govern the country and maintain substantial influence over society and the provinces.[4]
Social life
A resident of a traditional 17th century Mughal-style haveli, known as Barood Khana in the Walled City of Lahore, Salahuddin is famous for hosting lavish parties, dinners and get-togethers at his residence and elsewhere in which high-profile personalities from all walks of life throughout the country are invited as guests.[5] He is a popular figure in the city's arts and culture circles[6] who is credited for reviving Basant festivals and organising various musical, artistic and poetic gatherings; the popular classicial music show Virsa Heritage Revived broadcast on PTV is personally hosted by Salahuddin and has invited performances from a number of artists.[7] [8]
References
- ↑ Kaul, Suvir (2001). The Partitions of Memory:The Afterlife of the Division of India. Drlhi: Permanent Black. p. 198. ISBN 81 78240130.
- ↑ Party politics for Pakistan's poor, BBC
- ↑ National Assembly Pakistan
- ↑ PAKISTAN: The New Dictatorship, TIME Magazine, November 8, 1954
- ↑ Kaul, Suvir (2001). The Partitions of Memory:The Afterlife of the Division of India. Drlhi: Permanent Black. p. 202. ISBN 81 78240130.
- ↑ Lahore Festival planned at London’s Hyde Park
- ↑ Virsa Heritage Revived
- ↑ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lost-spring-in-lahore/926634/0
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