Altaf Hussain Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician, Pharmacist
Nationality	Pakistani and British
Date of Birth	17/09/1953
Age	71 years
Birthplace	Karachi, Pakistan

Bio/Wiki

Nickname	Pakistan's Powerful but Absent Politician
Known For	Requesting asylum in India

Physical Stats & More

Height	168 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Government Comprehensive High School for Boys, Azizabad, Karachi Government Boys Secondary School, Azizabad, Karachi
College/University	Islamia Science College, Karachi, Pakistan Government National College, Karachi, Pakistan
Qualifications	Bachelor of Science from the Islamia Science College in 1974 Bachelor of Pharmacy from the Government National College in 1979

Personal Life

Religion	Islam
Caste	Arain
Hobbies	Cooking Writing Poems

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Divorced
Marriage Date	Year 2001

Family

Spouse

Faiza Gabol (m. 2001; d. 2007)

Children

Son	None
Daughter	Afza Altaf

Parents

Father	Nazir Hussain (Worked in the Indian Railways as a Station Master)
Mother	Khursheed Begum (Homemaker)

Siblings

Brothers	Nasir Hussain 5 more brothers
Sisters	Saira Aslam (Elder) 3 more sisters

Career

Politics

Political Party	Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM; previously known as the Mujahir Qaumi Movement)
Political Journey	On 11 June 1978, he founded the Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO). In 1980, during the college elections, his party won 92 seats. Eventually, he formed the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and named the APMSO as the student wing of the MQM. In 1988, his party won almost all the seats of the Pakistan General Elections.

Some Lesser Known Facts

Altaf Hussain manages his political party, MQM, from London.
His parents relocated to Pakistan from India following Partition.
He completed training at Karachi Adventist Hospital and a multinational pharmaceutical company in Karachi, Pakistan.
He faced arrest and a sentence for participating in protests against the government.
He established the Mujahir Qaumi Movement (MQM) in 1984 to advocate for the rights of Mujahirs.
By 1988, his party became Pakistan's third-largest in the General Elections.
He did not run for any electoral position despite his party's accomplishments.