Mir Hazar Khan Khoso

{{Short description|Pakistani jurist and politician (1929–2015)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mir Hazar Khan Khoso

| native_name = {{Naskh|مير هزار خان کوسو}}

| native_name_lang = ur

| image = Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (headshot).jpg

| office = Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan

| president = Asif Ali Zardari

| term_start = 25 March 2013

| term_end = 5 June 2013

| predecessor = Raja Pervaiz Ashraf

| successor = Nawaz Sharif

| office1 = Minister of Foreign Affairs
{{small|Caretaker}}

| term_start1 = 4 April 2013

| term_end1 = 4 June 2013

| predecessor1 = Hina Rabbani Khar

| successor1 = Nawaz Sharif

| office2 = Minister of Finance
{{small|Caretaker}}

| term_start2 = 4 April 2013

| term_end2 = 4 June 2013

| predecessor2 = Saleem Mandviwalla

| successor2 = Ishaq Dar

| office3 = Minister of Defence
{{small|Caretaker}}

| term_start3 = 5 April 2013

| term_end3 = 4 June 2013

| predecessor3 = Naveed Qamar

| successor3 = Nawaz Sharif

| office4 = Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court

| term_start4 = 17 November 1992

| term_end4 = 18 July 1994

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1929|09|30}}

| birth_place = Goth Azam Khan, Sibi District, Balochistan, British India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|6|21|1929|09|30}}

| death_place = Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

| death_cause = Myocardial infarction

| resting_place =

| party = Independent

| alma_mater = University of Sindh
University of Karachi

}}

Mir Hazar Khan Khoso ({{Langx|sd|{{Naskh|مير هزار خان کوسو}}}}; {{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|میر ہزار خان کھوسو}}}}) (30 September 1929 – 26 June 2021)[https://books.google.com/books?id=RVo-AQAAIAAJ&q=mir+hazar+khan+khoso+30+september+1929 Profile of Mir Hazar Khan Khoso] was a Pakistani jurist who was the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 25 March to 5 June 2013. Khoso was a judge who previously served as the chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court and served as the caretaker prime minister ahead of the general elections scheduled in May 2013.{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/525608/justice-r-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-named-interim-pm-of-pakistan/ | title=Justice (r) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso named interim PM of Pakistan | access-date=24 March 2013 | work=The Express Tribune |agency=AFP/Web Desk |date=24 March 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=93599 |title=ECP appoints Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM |publisher=Geo TV |date=17 March 2013 |access-date=24 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327023259/http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=93599 |archive-date=27 March 2013 }}

Early life and education

Khoso was born in Goth Azam Khan village in the Jaffarabad District of the South-East Balochistan Province of Pakistan, on 30 September 1929.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-26|title=Former caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2307414/former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-passes-away|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}} During his youth, Khoso participated actively in the Pakistan Movement and noted Jinnah as his inspiration.{{cite web|last=Khoso, His excellency|first=Mir Hazar Khan|title=Prime Minister Justice (Retd.) Mir Hazar Khoso's Address to the Nation|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail-43745|work=Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)|publisher=Radio Pakistan|access-date=3 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510050513/http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail-43745|archive-date=10 May 2013}}{{cite news|last=Islamabad|title=PM Khosa assures holding of free, fair, peaceful elections|url=http://jang.com.pk/jang/may2013-daily/03-05-2013/index.html|access-date=3 May 2013|newspaper=Jang News, 2013|date=3 May 2013|language=ur|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504131756/http://jang.com.pk/jang/may2013-daily/03-05-2013/index.html|archive-date=4 May 2013}} He was of Baloch ethnicity. {{Cite web |title=Former interim PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso breathes his last at 91 |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/26-Jun-2021/former-interim-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-breathes-his-last-at-91 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=en.dailypakistan.com.pk|date=26 June 2021 }}

Khoso attended the Sindh University in 1950 and graduated with BA degree in 1954. After two years, Khoso secured a bachelor's degree in law from Karachi University. He was public prosecutor at Jacobabad, Sindh from 1966 to 1976. He was a professor in Government at Law College Quetta, Balochistan. He was also selected as a judge of the Supreme Court Pakistan from 1994 to 1996. He was also a member of Pakistan Public Service Commission from 1986 to 2001. He was chairman of the Sacked Employees Board for reinstatement.{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/world/pakistan/pakistan-who-is-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-1.1162076|title=Pakistan: Who is Mir Hazar Khan Khoso?|work=Gulf News|date=24 March 2013|access-date=24 March 2013}}

Judicial career

Khoso began his professional career in 1957 as a lawyer of then West Pakistan Karachi Bench and then became a Supreme Court lawyer in 1980. He was chosen to become a judge at Balochistan High Court in 1977 and served in that position for the next two years. He was reappointed an additional judge in March 1985 and was confirmed as a permanent judge of the provincial high court in 1987.{{cite news |url=http://dawn.com/2013/03/24/ecp-selects-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-as-caretaker-pm/ | title=ECP selects Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM | access-date=25 March 2013 | work=Dawn |publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications |date=24 March 2013}} He was elevated as the chief justice of Balochistan High Court in 1989. He was appointed Governor of Balochistan twice but for brief periods. Firstly, he governed the province from 25 June until 12 July in 1990, and then from 13 March 1991 until 13 July in 1991.

After reaching superannuation and thus retirement from the judicial services, Khoso was appointed a judge of the Federal Shariat Court that rules according to Islamic injunction. After assuming his new responsibilities in 1991, the next year he was promoted as the chief justice of the Shariat Court and continued to be in this position till 1994. Khoso served as the Balochistan Chairman of the Zakat Council. For a long time, Khoso steered clear of politics, focusing mainly on his responsibilities at the Zakat Council. Due to his efforts, his home-district (Jaffarabad) has two Session Courts. Khoso fought for rights for females to become educated.{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-93599-ECP-selects-Mir-Hazar-Khan-Khoso-as-caretaker-PM |title=ECP selects caretaker PM |work=The News International |publisher=Thenews.com|date=24 March 2013 |access-date=24 March 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/24-Mar-2013/ecp-selects-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-as-caretaker-pm |title=ECP appoints Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker PM |work=The Nation |date=24 March 2013 |access-date=24 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324223848/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/24-Mar-2013/ecp-selects-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-as-caretaker-pm |archive-date=24 March 2013 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.pabalochistan.gov.pk/index.php/members/bydistrict/en/26/207 |title=Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, Members Directory|publisher=Government of Balochistan|access-date=24 March 2013}}

Prime Minister of Pakistan

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) appointed Khoso as the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan on 24 March 2013, out of four nominees coming from both the opposition and the dissolved government. He took oath on 25 March 2013.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21922586 | title=Pakistan's caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso sworn in | access-date=25 March 2013 | publisher=BBC News |date=25 March 2013}}

= Policies and changes =

File:Inauguration of District Sohbatpur by the then ( Take care )Prime Minister of Pakistan Mir Hazar Khan Khoso in May 2013..jpg in May 2013 by Mir Hazar Khan Khoso. ]]

As a caretaker, Khoso held little power and was only tasked by the Election Commission to hold elections within a few months. As the caretaker prime minister he did make administrative adjustments including the inauguration of the Sohbatpur District, a small district in Balochistan. He served his tenure as a caretaker and ensured elections were held in June of 2013.

= Federal cabinet =

On 2 April 2013, the fourteen-member caretaker federal cabinet, as nominated by Khoso, took their oath administered by President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad. Among the ministers sworn in included Arif Nizami, Sohail Wajahat H Siddique, Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf Sheikh, Malik Habib, Ahmer Bilal Soofi, Dr Musaddiq Malik, Maqbool HH Rahmatoola, Abdul Malik Kasi, Asadullah Mandokhel, Mir Hassan Domki, Dr Sania Nishtar, Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel, Dr Younis Soomro and Shahzada Jamal.{{cite news |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/04/02/news/national/14-member-federal-cabinet-takes-oath/ | title=14-member federal cabinet takes oath | first=Tayyab |last=Hussain|work=Pakistan Today | date=2 April 2013 | access-date=3 April 2013}} The interim cabinet included seven members from the Punjab, three each from Sindh and Balochistan, and two from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{cite news | url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22011-14-member-caretaker-cabinet-takes-oath | title=14-member caretaker cabinet takes oath | work=The News International | date=3 April 2013 | access-date=3 April 2013 | archive-date=28 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428083811/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22011-14-member-caretaker-cabinet-takes-oath | url-status=dead }} The Khoso caretaker ministry served till the Third Sharif ministry took office after general elections in May 2013.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-26|title=Ex-premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso breathes his last in Quetta|url=https://thefrontierpost.com/ex-premier-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-breathes-his-last-in-quetta/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Frontier Post|language=en-US|archive-date=26 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626120313/https://thefrontierpost.com/ex-premier-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-breathes-his-last-in-quetta/|url-status=dead}}

Personal life and death

Khoso died on 26 June 2021 at the age of 91.{{cite news |title=Former caretaker premier Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2307414/former-caretaker-prime-minister-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-passes-away |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=The Express Tribune |date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away at 92 |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/357029-former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khan-khoso-passes-away-at-95 |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=www.geo.tv |date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khoso passes away |url=https://nation.com.pk/26-Jun-2021/former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khoso-passes-away |access-date=26 June 2021 |work=The Nation |date=26 June 2021 |language=en}}

References

External links

{{cite web|title=Pakistan's former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khoso passes away|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/other/1628621-pakistans-former-caretaker-pm-mir-hazar-khoso-passes-away|date=26 June 2021|via=PTI}}

{{s-ttl|title=Prime Minister of Pakistan
{{small|Caretaker}}|years=2013}}

{{s-ttl|title=Minister of Foreign Affairs
{{small|Caretaker}}|years=2013}}

{{s-ttl|title=Minister of Finance
{{small|Caretaker}}|years=2013}}

{{s-ttl|title=Minister of Defence
{{small|Caretaker}}|years=2013}}