Syed Masood Kausar

Syed Masood Kausar (Born:Kohat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) is a Pakistani politician and a senior member of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto. Masood Kausar is brother of famous Urdu poet Ahmed Faraz.On 8th February 2011 President of Pakistan appointed him as a Governor of Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Education

Syed Masood Kausar earned his Bachelor of Arts from Islamia College, Peshawar. After completing his degree, he opted for education in law and jurisprudence and got his LLB degree from the Peshawar University in 1960. He was called to the Bar in the year 1968 from the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, England.

Syed Masood Kausar took keen interest in the extra-curricular activities at all the educational institutions he attended and was very popular among students and his colleagues. He has a rare distinction to his credit for having been elected as President of the Khyber Union of Islamia College Peshawar. He was the first elected General Secretary of the Peshawar University Students Union. During his stay in England, Syed Masood Kausar was again elected as the General Secretary of the Pakistan Students' Federation Great Britain.

Political career

On his return from England in early 1970’s, he joined PPP and held various positions within the party and eventually succeeded Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao to become the Provincial President of PPP in...
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