Mir Hazar Khan Khoso

Khoso was born in Goth Azam Khan village in the Jaffarabad District of the South-East Balochistan Province of Pakistan, on 30 September 1929. During his youth, Khoso participated actively in the Pakistan Movement and noted Jinnah as his inspiration.[5][6]

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 form 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 Sacked Employees Board for reinstatement.[1]

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 as an additional judge in March 1985 and was confirmed as a permanent judge of the provincial high court in 1987.[7] He was elevated as the chief justice of Balochistan High Court in 1989. He was appointed as Governor of Balochistan twice but for brief periods. Firstly he governed the province from 25 June until 12 July in 1990 and from 13 March 1991 until 13 July in 1991.[1]

After reaching superannuation and thus retirement from the judicial services Khoso was appointed as 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 so until 1994.[7] Khoso serves as the Balochistan Chairman of the Zakat Council. For a long time, Khoso has steered clear of politics, focusing mainly on his Zakat Council job. Due to his efforts, his home-district (Jaffarabad) has two Session Courts.[1] Khoso fights for rights for education of females.[3][8][9][10]

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.[7] He took oath on 25 March 2013.[11]

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