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

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (December 15, 2012). "Lawyer S.M. Masood dies". DAWN.COM.
  2. ^ "Prime Minister's Cabinet Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, After the General Elections held on 7th March, 1977" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-27.
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