Mushahid Hussain Syed
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Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed |
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Mushahid Hussain Sayed filing his nomination papers for the Presidency of Pakistan
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| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
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Assumed office 2012 |
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| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Constituency | Islamabad |
| Ministry of Information and Media Broadcasting | |
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In office 17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 |
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| President | Rafique Tarrar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Tasneem Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | MGen Rashid Qureshi |
| Ministry of Telecommunications | |
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In office 6 November 1990 – 18 April 1993 |
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| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Samina Khalid Ghurki |
| Succeeded by | Rana Shaukat Mehmood |
| Personal details | |
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Mushahid Hussain Syed Sialkot, Punjab Province, West-Pakistan |
| Citizenship |
 Pakistan
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| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Q-Wing) |
| Other political affiliations |
Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Residence | Islamabad, ICT |
| Alma mater |
Forman Christian College (BA) Georgetown University (MSc) |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Cabinet |
Navaz Government (1997–1999;1990–1993) General Musharraf Government (2002–2007) |
| Committees | Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas (FORKANA) |
| Religion | Islam |
Mushahid Hussain Syed (Urdu: مشاہد حسین سید; b. 1953) is a Pakistani politician who serves as a member of the Senate and the Chairman of Senate’s Committee on Defence, in office since 2012. Previously, he served as a member of the Federal Cabinet.
Born in Sialkot, Punjab, Syed received his B.A from the Forman Christian College followed by an M.A from the School of Foreign Service at the Georgetown University. In 1982, Syed became the editor of The Muslim, a conservative English daily and remained so until 1987 when he was succeeded by Maleeha Lodhi. Syed served as a Special Assistant to Prime Minister Sharif between 1990 and 1993, and in 1997 was elected to the Senate as a member of the ruling Muslim League.
Syed went on to serve as the Information Minister until the 1999 coup d'état, when he was imprisoned for over an year, during which he was named as a prisoner of conscience. Syed later defected to splinter group of Muslim League which supported General Musharraf and 2003 was re-elected to the Senate as a member of the PMLQ. He was the second runner-up during the 2008 presidential election. Syed was elected to the Senate for his third non-consective term in 2012 and currently heads the Senate’s Standing Committee on Defence.
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