S. M. Masood
S. M. Masood (d. 2012) was a Pakistani lawyer and a founding member of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), as well as a close aide to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.[1]
Career
[edit]Masood began his legal practice in 1958, Masood joined the PPP shortly after its formation.[1] He was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Lahore in 1973 and served as the provincial law minister.[1]
In 1977, Masood was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and subsequently appointed as the federal law minister in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's cabinet.[1][2] During the martial law period under General Zia-ul-Haq, Masood remained affiliated with Bhutto's party and was imprisoned as a result.[1]
During Benazir Bhutto's first term as Prime Minister, Masood was named chairman of the People's Works Programme, a PPP initiative aimed at improving conditions for the labor class.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (December 15, 2012). "Lawyer S.M. Masood dies". DAWN.COM.
- ^ https://cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Federal%20Cabinet%201947/10d%20Prime%20Ministers%20Cab%2030%20Mar77%20to%205July%2077.pdf