Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi | |
|---|---|
| PakistaniSenate of Pakistan fromSindh | |
| In office March 2012 – July 2022 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1942-07-26)26 July 1942 |
| Died | 9 July 2022(2022-07-09) (aged 79) |
| Political party | MQM (2012-2022) |
| Occupation | Soldier, politician |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi (Urdu:سید طاہر حسین مشہدی; 26 July 1942 – 9 July 2022) was a Pakistani soldier and a politician (a member of theSenate of Pakistan from 2003 to 2006).[1]
Tahir Mashhadi joined the Pakistan Army in 1970 during the war with India and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1971, graduating from thePakistan Military Academy.
During theIndo-Pakistani War of 1971, Mashhadi was stationed in then East Pakistan, which saw some heavy air attacks. At the end of war, Mashhadi was taken as aprisoner of war and repatriated in 1974.
He was a member of thePakistan Peoples Party and a former senator of theMuttahida Qaumi Movement.[1][2]
Tahir Hussain Mashhadi died on 9 July 2022.[3]