Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Hussain Qureshi (Urdu: شاه محمود قریشی; born June 22, 1956) was the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the coalition government of PPP, Muttahida Quami Movement[MQM], ANP and JUI-F formed after the 2008 general elections.[1] He is a senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, where he was the president of PPP Punjab.[2] He is the head of the Qureshi family and has many followers in the country and in South Asia. Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi is also the current Sajjada Nashin and custodian of the Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam[3] and of the Shrine (Darbar) of Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya.Education
He received a bachelor's from The International University Kabul, Afganistan. Qureshi also received a law degree from Cambridge University.
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Shah Mehmood Qureshi was snubbed in the 2011 Cabinet reshuffle. Many observers believe this was because he disagreed with the PM over whether Raymond Davis was legally a Diplomat. According to Qureshi, Raymond Davis was not a diplomat. [6]
Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008 - 2011)
After taking charge of the office, Qureshi immediately made clear that he was committed to establishing peace in the region and that maintaining friendly ties with neighboring India were amongst his top priorities.[7] Qureshi recently went on his first visit as foreign minister to China with Ahmad Mukhtar and President Asif Ali Zardari.[8] On his arrival back, he was given praise for his work. Qureshi has visited many countries as Foreign Minister and has been very busy explaining Pakistan's stance on the war on terror to the foreign world.
An agriculturalist by trade, Qureshi is also the president of the Farmers Association of Pakistan.
Opposition to PPP/PML-Q Pact
He is against the new pact as he is of the view that PML-Q is indirectly involved in the killing of Benazir Bhutto.
