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Asim Hussain
,
SI
,
NI
(born 28 November 1953) is a Pakistani-Canadian, active in the fields of health, education, and Pakistani politics. He is chairman of
Ziauddin Group of Hospitals
in
Karachi
, and former Advisor of
Prime Minister for Ministry of Oil and Natural Resources, Pakistan
.
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He was a member of the
Senate of Pakistan
as part of
Pakistan Peoples Party
from 2009 to 2015.
[3]
In recognition of his services to the nation in the fields of education and health care he was conferred with the
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
and
Nishan-e-Imtiaz
in 2005
[4]
[5]
and 2013,
[6]
[7]
respectively.
Early life
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Hussain was born in Karachi on 28 November 1953. After receiving early education at
Karachi Grammar School
,
Cadet College Petaro
,
Dow Medical College
, he went to Europe for further studies.
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Career
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Hussain served as the Chairman of
National Reconstruction Bureau
with the status of Federal Minister from May 2008 until November 2009.
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He was the Advisor to the Prime Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources/Federal Minister from November 2008 until August 2009.
[10]
He was the Honorary Personal Physician to the
President of Pakistan
from 12 December 2009. He was the Advisor/Federal Minister Petroleum & Natural Resource from May 2011 until May 2013.
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On 27 August 2015, Hussain was detained by the authorities in an ongoing operation within the city of Karachi launched by the
Pakistani Army
.
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He was appointed as the Chairman of Sindh Higher Education in 2014. In 2018, he was re-appointed for a second term,
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which ended in 2022.
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Personal life
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Hussain ran a travel agency and invested in some property, but did not have the needed Canadian credentials to work as a doctor.
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He is the grandson of
Sir Ziauddin Ahmad
.
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