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Shah Mehmood Qureshi Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth22 June 1956

BirthplaceMurree, Punjab, Pakistan

ProfessionPolitician, Agriculturist

NationalityPakistani

Marital statusMarried

SpouseMehriene Qureshi

FamilySon - Zain Hussain Qureshi; Daughters - Gauhar Bano Qureshi and Meher Bano Qureshi

Shah Mehmood Qureshi Biography

Veteran Pakistani politician and agriculturist Shah Mehmood Qureshi has held provincial and national offices for decades, served twice as Pakistan’sForeign

Early life and background

Shah Mehmood Qureshi was born Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi on 22 June 1956 in Murree, Punjab, Pakistan. Raised in a political family—his father, Makhdoom Sajjad Hussain Qureshi, served in the Senate and later as Governor of Punjab—Qureshi received his early education at Aitchison College in Lahore. He went on to study at Forman Christian College and the University of the Punjab before attending Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he completed postgraduate work in law and history.

Qureshi comes from a Sufi Muslim background and has long identified professionally as a politician and agriculturist. He is known to be a non-vegetarian and has been involved in farmers’ organisations, including serving as president of the Farmers Association of Pakistan.

Career

Qureshi’s political career stretches back to the 1980s. He first won election to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from a Multan constituency in 1985 and soon after joined the Pakistan Muslim League. He was re-elected in 1988 and served in the Punjab provincial cabinet as Minister of Planning and Development. Following another election victory in 1990, he held the provincial portfolio for finance.

When party tickets and alliances shifted in the early 1990s, Qureshi switched to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 1993. That year he was elected to the National Assembly for the first time and served as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in Benazir Bhutto’s government. He lost his seat in 1997, declined an appointment offered by President Pervez Musharraf, and later served as Mayor of Multan from 2000 to 2002.

Qureshi returned to the National Assembly after the 2002 general election and in 2006 was named president of the Pakistan Peoples Party’s Punjab chapter by Benazir Bhutto. He won again in 2008 and joined the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In 2011 he left PPP and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), where he was appointed the party’s first vice-chairman in December of that year. He was re-elected to the National Assembly in 2013. Following PTI’s victory in the 2018 general election, Qureshi was again appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in Imran Khan’s government.

Public profile

Qureshi has been a prominent political figure in Multan and Punjab for decades and is regarded as one of the region’s leading politicians alongside peers such as Yousaf Raza Gillani and Javed Hashmi. His public record includes multiple provincial- and national-level ministerial roles and leadership positions within two major parties.

He has at times been a controversial figure: media attention has focused on family connections and remarks made in public forums that provoked criticism. His son, Zain H. Qureshi, has worked abroad as a legislative fellow, which drew scrutiny in Pakistan in 2011. In 2018 Qureshi faced backlash for comments tied to a diplomatic event; he later defended his wording. Qureshi has also been active on foreign-policy matters, including public statements responding to military incidents in the region.

Personal life

Shah Mehmood Qureshi is married to Mehriene Qureshi. The couple have three children: a son, Zain Hussain Qureshi, and two daughters, Gauhar Bano Qureshi and Meher Bano Qureshi. His hometown is listed as Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Qureshi’s physical stature is noted in public profiles as about 183 cm (6 feet) tall and weighing around 80 kg. His eye colour is described as black and his hair as grey.

Latest updates

After joining PTI in 2011, Qureshi served as the party’s first vice-chairman and continued to win electoral contests, including the 2013 and 2018 general elections. Following the 2018 vote, he resumed the role of Foreign Minister in Imran Khan’s cabinet. He has continued to speak on matters of foreign policy and domestic politics while maintaining his agricultural interests.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs

Served as Pakistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan after the 2018 general election.

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Career Highlights

  1. Elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab (1985)
  2. Served as Punjab Minister of Planning and Development (post-1988)
  3. Served as Punjab Minister of Finance (post-1990)
  4. Elected to the National Assembly and served as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (1993)
  5. Mayor of Multan (2000–2002)
  6. President of PPP Punjab (2006)
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