Mian Arshad Hussain | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 9 January 1910[2] |
| Died | 4 October 1987 (aged 77)[3] |
| Political party | All-India Muslim League (Before 1947) Muslim League (1947–1958) |
Mian Arshad Hussain (9 January 1910 – 4 October 1987), he served as Foreign Minister of Pakistan (1968 – 1969).[1]
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]
References
- 1 2 3 "Ministry of Foreign Affairs (List of Former Foreign Ministers)". Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ↑ Blattner, James Elwyn (1955). Who's who in U.A.R and the Near East. Paul Barbey Press. p. 431.
- ↑ Impact International. News & Media. 1987. p. clii.
- ↑ Liaquat Ali Khan's visit (Ambassador to Moscow - Mian Arshad Hussain) Dawn (newspaper), Published 2 December 2008, Retrieved 1 November 2022
- ↑ Marks, Ben. "The Mao Mango Cult of 1968 and the Rise of China's Working Class". Collectors Weekly. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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