Aamir Liaquat Hussain
Pakistani TV host and politician (1971–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aamir Liaquat Hussain (Urdu: عامر لیاقت حسین; 5 July 1971 – 9 June 2022) was a Pakistani politician, columnist and television host. Hussain was a top ranking TV anchor and was listed three times in The 500 influential Muslims worldwide, and was among 100 popular personalities of Pakistan.[10] He was criticized on media numerous times due to his controversial comments about superstars.[11] He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 to June 2022.
Aamir Liaquat Hussain | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 13 August 2018 – 9 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Constituency Established |
Succeeded by | Mahmood Moulvi |
Constituency | NA-245 (Karachi East-IV) |
In office 21 November 2002 – 5 July 2007 | |
Succeeded by | Farooq Sattar |
Constituency | NA-249 (Karachi-XI) |
Minister of State for Religious Affairs | |
In office 5 September 2004 – 5 July 2007 | |
President | Pervez Musharraf |
Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
Personal details | |
Born | (1971-07-05)5 July 1971 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Died | 9 June 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 50) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Political party | PTI (2018-2021) |
Other political affiliations | MQM (2002-2016) |
Spouse(s) |
Syeda Bushra Iqbal (div. 2020)Syeda Tuba Aamir
(m. 2018; div. 2022)Syeda Dania Shah
(m. 2022–2022) |
Children | 2[9] |
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Residence | Karachi |
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Website | AamirLiaquat.com |
Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and served as the Minister of State for Religious Affairs from 2004 to 2007 in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. He died on 9 June 2022 in his room at his residence due to suffocation, as per police his house was full of smoke due to a generator.[12]