Mian Arshad Hussain
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Mian Arshad Hussain (9 January 1910 – 4 October 1987), was a Pakistani politician and diplomat who served as Foreign Minister of Pakistan (1968–1969).[1]
Quick Facts 10th Minister of Foreign Affairs, President ...
Mian Arshad Hussain | |
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10th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1 May 1968 – 4 April 1969[1] | |
President | Ayub Khan |
Preceded by | Sharifuddin Pirzada |
Succeeded by | Yahya Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | (1910-01-09)9 January 1910[2] |
Died | 4 October 1987(1987-10-04) (aged 77)[3] |
Political party | All-India Muslim League (Before 1947) Muslim League (1947–1958) |
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In 1959, Mian Arshad Husain was appointed Pakistan's Ambassador to Sweden, in 1961 to Moscow, and in 1963, he was appointed High Commissioner to India.[1][4] In 1968, he gave the Chinese leader Mao Zedong a basket of Pakistani mangoes, which caused the rise of a "Mango Cult" in China.[5]