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{{Short description|President of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
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''' Mamnoon Hussain'''{{efn|{{langx|ur|ممنون حسین}}}} (23 December 1940 – 14 July 2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/360054-former-president-mamnoon-hussain-passes-away | title=Former president Mamnoon Hussain passes away in Karachi }}</ref> was a Pakistani politician, industrialist and statesman who served as the 12th [[president of Pakistan]] from 2013 to 2018. He also served as the [[governor of Sindh]] from June 1999 until being deposed in a [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|coup d'état]] in October 1999, when the [[Government of Pakistan|federal]] and [[Provincial governments of Pakistan|all provincial governments]] were overthrown by [[Pervez Musharraf]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 September 2013|title=Profile: Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23456284|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=15 July 2021|title=Former Pakistan president Mamnoon Hussain passes away|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/former-pakistan-president-mamnoon-hussain-passes-away/article35333720.ece|access-date=15 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Hussain was then nominated for the presidency by the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]] in July 2013 and was elected through an [[Indirect election|indirect]] [[2013 Pakistani presidential election|presidential election]].<ref name="BBC Pakistan Bureau, 2013">{{cite news|last1=Staff report|date=9 September 2013|title=Profile:Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain|publisher=BBC Pakistan Bureau, 2013|agency=BBC Pakistan Bureau|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23456284|access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Dawn News, 2013">{{cite news|last1=The Newspaper's Staff Reporter|date=9 September 2013|title=Mamnoon Hussain takes oath today|page=1|publisher=Dawn News, 2013|agency=Dawn|location=Islamabad|url=http://www.dawn.com/|access-date=19 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706154339/http://www.dawn.com/|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Hussain took over the [[Pakistani presidency|presidency]] after an [[Oath of office|oath]] administered by the [[Chief Justice of Pakistan|Chief Justice]] of Pakistan on 9 September 2013.<ref name="Dawn News, 2013" /><ref name="Pakistan Today, 2013">{{cite news|last1=Staff report|date=9 September 2013|title=Mamnoon Hussain takes oath as country's 12th president|work=Pakistan Today|agency=Pakistan Today|location=Islamabad|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/|access-date=19 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117140753/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/|archive-date=17 January 2015|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

Hussain maintained a low-key profile as president and his role was rarely seen in the [[Politics of Pakistan|nation's politics]], although he was involved in a [[Polio eradication]] program.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26014164|title=Mamnoon Hussain: Pakistan's 'invisible' president|last=Rashid|first=Haroon|date=3 March 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mamnoon Hussain was born in [[Agra]], [[British Raj|British India]] in 1940 to Ustad Zafar Hussain. His family's ancestral occupation was in the trade of leather and footwear.<ref>{{cite web|title=Agra relatives mourn former Pakistani president Mamnoon Hussain Qureshi's death|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/agra-relatives-mourn-former-pakistani-president-mamnoon-hussain-qureshi-s-death-1828683-2021-07-15|date=2021-07-15|website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> They moved to [[Karachi]] in 1949.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-24274-Mamnoon-Hussain-most-likely-to-replace-Zardari|title=Mamnoon Hussain most likely to replace Zardari|work=The News|date=21 July 2013|access-date=23 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = EXCLUSIVE: Q&A WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT MAMNOON HUSSAIN|date = 31 July 2013|url = http://newsweekpakistan.com/exclusive-president-elect-mamnoon-hussain/|last = Shah|first = Benazir|newspaper = Newsweek}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/indian-born-mamnoon-hussain-elected-president-pakistan-after-opposition-ppp-boycotts-poll-1364637|title=Indian-Born Mamnoon Hussain Elected President of Pakistan, After Opposition PPP Boycotts Poll|work=IB Times|date=30 July 1948|access-date=5 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=rferlmamnoon>{{cite news|title = Explainer: All You Need To Know About Pakistan's (Indirect) Presidential Election|url = http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan-presidential-election-/25060107.html|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=10 November 2014 }}</ref> After being homeschooled,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1303732/i-have-never-gone-to-school-says-president-mamnoon |title=I have never gone to school, says President Mamnoon – Pakistan |work=Dawn|date=22 December 2016 |location=Pakistan |access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> Hussain enrolled in the [[Karachi University]] where he studied for the Commerce degree. After graduating from the Karachi University in 1963,<ref name="Xinhua, Pakistan bureau">{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-02/17/c_133120831.htm|title=Profile: Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain|date=2 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119171342/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-02/17/c_133120831.htm|archive-date=19 January 2015|url-status=dead|publisher=Xinhua, Pakistan bureau, 2014|agency=Xinhua, Pakistan bureau|last1=Zhao|first1=Chen Lee|access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref> he entered in the [[Graduate school|master's program]] at the [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi|Institute of Business Administration]] (IBA) in Karachi, and obtained his [[Master of Business Administration|MBA degree]] in 1965.<ref name="Shanghai Dail, Pakistan Bureau">{{cite news|last1=Shao|first1=Ming|title=President Mamnoon Hussain|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=200982|access-date=19 January 2015|agency=Shanghai Dail, Pakistan Bureau|publisher=Shanghai Dail, Pakistan Bureau|date=17 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan">{{cite web|url=http://www.presidentofpakistan.gov.pk/gop/index.php?q=aHR0cDovLzE5Mi4xNjguNzAuMTMwOjkwODAvcG9wL0lubmVyUGFnZS5hc3B4P1BhZ2VfSUQ9MTA%3D|title=President's Profile|publisher=Presidency, Govt of Pakistan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031035007/http://www.presidentofpakistan.gov.pk/gop/index.php?q=aHR0cDovLzE5Mi4xNjguNzAuMTMwOjkwODAvcG9wL0lubmVyUGFnZS5hc3B4P1BhZ2VfSUQ9MTA%3D|archive-date=31 October 2014|url-status=dead|last1=Govt. Pakistan|access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref>

Initially supporting and strengthening his father's business, he later founded his own [[Textile industry in Pakistan|textile company]] in Karachi.<ref name="Shanghai Dail, Pakistan Bureau" /> He later joined the center-right [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|Pakistan Muslim League]] in 1970, working as a party worker.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 September 2013|title=Mamnoon Hussain: Indian-born president-elect of Pakistan – The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/600712/mamnoon-hussain-indian-born-president-elect-of-pakistan/|access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref> In 1997, he earned public notability as a business leader when he was elected as president of the [[Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry]], serving until May 1999.<ref>Ghumman, Khawar (23 July 2013 ) [http://dawn.com/news/1031188/mamnoon-strongest-pml-n-candidate Mamnoon strongest PML-N candidate]. ''Dawn''.</ref>

==Political career==
[[File:SCO summit (2018-06-10) 1.jpg|thumb|left|Hussain at the 2018 [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]] (SCO) summit in China]]

Hussain began to take interest in [[Politics in Pakistan|national politics]] in 1968 when he became chairman and joined the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|Pakistan Muslim League]] (PML) led by [[Nurul Amin]]. Initially, an activist with reformist zeal in 1968, Hussain became joint secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League's Karachi chapter.<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" /> In 1993, he officially joined the PML(N) led by [[Nawaz Sharif]] and was appointed the Finance Secretary of the PML(N) in [[Sindh]].<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" />

An advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi between 1997 and 1998,In June 1999, he became the [[Governor of Sindh]], but his term was cut short on 12 October 1999 when the PML(N) government was ousted in a [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|military coup]].<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" /> which led to the suspension of the [[Constitution]]. While the military sought to isolate Nawaz Sharif, Mamnoon Hussain remained loyal to him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NA |date=2013-07-30 |title=Mamnoon Hussain elected 12th President of Pakistan |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/62173-mamnoon-hussain-elected-12th-president-of-pakistan |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref> His credentials as a politician devoted to the cause of democracy were established when he became a political prisoner after raising his voice against the military regime of [[Pervez Musharraf]].<ref name="Presidency, Govt of Pakistan" />

[[File:Mamnoon Hussain 2014.jpg|thumb|Hussain in 2014]]

He ran for the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] in the [[2002 Pakistani general election]] from NA-250 Karachi-XII as a candidate of the PML(N), but was unsuccessful. He received 5,565 votes and was defeated by [[Abdul Sattar Afghani]], a candidate of the [[Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal]] (MMA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=NA 250 Karachi XII Detail Election Result 2002 |url=https://www.electionpakistani.com/ge2002/NA-250.htm |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=www.electionpakistani.com}}</ref>

Azhar Haroon, the former president of the [[Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry|Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry]], said: "He had no political affiliation until 1999 but his polite discourse and professional ability impressed [[Nawaz Sharif]], who appointed him as the Governor of Sindh".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/india-born-mamnoon-hussain-elected-pakistani-president-399033 |title=India-born Mamnoon Hussain elected Pakistani president |publisher=NDTV.com }}</ref> He was a relatively lesser-known figure,<ref name=rferlmamnoon/><ref>{{cite news|last=Nemtsova |first=Anna |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/30/mamnoon-hussain-the-new-man-in-pakistan.html |title=Mamnoon Hussain: The New Man in Pakistan |newspaper=The Daily Beast |publisher=Thedailybeast.com |date=30 July 2013}}</ref> described as loyal to Nawaz Sharif,<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/news/world/pakistan/mamnoon-hussain-elected-president-of-pakistan-1.1215029 Mamnoon Hussain elected President of Pakistan]. Gulf News.
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/world/asia/mamnoon-hussain-elected-as-pakistan-president.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1375261480-4UI896jl2/fBl0wHSxCnjQ Pakistani Lawmakers Choose Next President]. ''The New York Times'', 31 July 2013</ref> and was elected President of Pakistan as the official nominee of the PML-N in the [[2013 Pakistani presidential election|July 2013 presidential election]]. Hussain secured 432 votes and his only rival [[Wajihuddin Ahmed]] received 77.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/article-111663-Mamnoon-Hussain-elected-12th-President-of-Pakistan |title=Mamnoon Hussain elected 12th President of Pakistan |publisher=geo.tv |date= 30 July 2013 }}</ref> He was sworn in on 9 September 2013 in a ceremony held at [[Aiwan-e-Sadr]], attended by mainstream political and military leadership alongside foreign dignitaries, media personnel and his close relatives.<ref>[https://www.nation.com.pk/09-Sep-2013/mamnoon-takes-oath-as-12th-president-today Mamnoon takes oath as 12th president today]. ''The Nation'' (Pakistan). 9 September 2013</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quickjobs.pk/mcqs/list-of-current-Pakistani-officials.html |title=Current Pakistani Officials |publisher=Quickjobs.pk |access-date=14 August 2018 |archive-date=24 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624203447/https://www.quickjobs.pk/mcqs/list-of-current-Pakistani-officials.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the time of assuming the office of president, he became the second oldest president of Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/453735|title=Mamnoon Hussain becomes president at age of 73.5 years|website=The News International}}</ref> His term for the presidency ended on 8 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/210308-president-mamnoon-given-farewell-guard-of-honour|title=President Mamnoon given farewell guard of honour|website=geo.tv|date=8 September 2018}}</ref> He was the second [[president of Pakistan]] whose family migrated to Pakistan from India after the [[Partition of India]]. He belonged to an ethnic [[Muhajir (Pakistan)|Muhajir]] family.<ref name="geo/5sept2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/209950-dr-arif-alvis-father-was |title=Dr Arif Alvi's father was Jawaharlal Nehru's dentist | Life & Style |access-date=5 September 2018 |work=Geo.tv |date=5 September 2018}}</ref>

==Death==
In February 2020, Hussain was diagnosed with [[cancer]] and was under treatment.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lahoreherald.com/former-president-mamnoon-hussain-died-in-karachi-at-the-age-of-80/|title=Former President Mamnoon Hussain died in Karachi|publisher=Lahore Herald|date=July 14, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 14 July 2021, he died in [[Karachi]], aged 80.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former president Mamnoon Hussain passes away in Karachi at 80 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1635068/former-president-mamnoon-hussain-passes-away-in-karachi-at-79|work=Dawn |date=14 July 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Federal Secretary]]
*[[List of presidents of Pakistan]]
*[[Constitution of Pakistan]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Mamnoon Hussain}}
* [http://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/general/item/5589-mamnoon-hussain-takes-oath-as-twelfth-president.html Mamnoon Hussain takes oath as Twelfth President ]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150601174355/http://urdu.islamabadpolitics.com/?p=1509 Profile page (in Urdu)]
* [http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-110750-Mamnoon-Hussain-submits-nomination-papers-for-presidential-election- Mamnoon Hussain submits nomination papers for presidential election]
* [http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-110651-PML-N-nominates-Mamnoon-Hussain-as-presidential-candidate- Mamnoon Hussain nomination as PML-N presidential candidate]

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FrancescaToscano at 13:35, 26 February 2026