Pakistan

Former president Leghari is no more

Leghari had been under treatment for heart problems.

Express October 20, 2010

Former president of Pakistan Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari passed away on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday at a Rawalpindi hospital. He was 70.

Leghari had been under treatment at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology for quite some time for heart problems. A key actor on Pakistan’s political landscape, Leghari had withdrawn from active politics for some years.

Born on May 29, 1940, Leghari remained Pakistan’s president from November 14, 1993 to December 2, 1997 – the tenure in which he fell out with his mentor Pakistan Peoples Party and sent his former boss (Benazir Bhutto)’s government packing.

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan’s website, he was born in Choti Zareen, a village of Dera Ghazi Khan district.

He came from a political family that has been active in politics in this part of the world since the pre-colonial days. His father Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari and grandfather Nawab Sir Muhmammad Jamal Khan Leghari had both been ministers.

He had his early schooling at Aitchison College, Lahore and graduated from the Forman Christian College, Lahore.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 20th, 2010.

COMMENTS (33)

ansazafar | 14 years ago | Reply A very able and decent man. May his soul rest in peace. amen.

faisal adnan sandhu | 14 years ago | Reply innalilahewainnaeliyhrajeoon. sardar sahib lives in our hearts

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Mohsin Akber Ali Khan | 14 years ago | Reply InnalillahewainnaalaiheRajeoon

Muhammad Kashif | 14 years ago | Reply Great Man Great Leader

Ahsanullah Mehsud | 14 years ago | Reply May his soul rest in peace.He born in Missionary Hospital Tank city, we the dwellers of Tank city re-grate is death.

Rizwan T Khan | 14 years ago | Reply He could have done alot more for the country. We all have to leave this world with a piece of cloth and yet we are so materialistic and hungry like a pig. May Allah guide us all so we have a peaceful time in grave (a worse moment for wrong doers and yet just a glimpse of what is in stored for them). Lets all wake up and submit our souls to Allah's will.

Asmat Jamal | 14 years ago | Reply Farooq Laghari saw his political growth when he was part of Pakistan Peoples Party, however the day he back stabbed Benazir Bhutto, his political career ended. Though he made his own political Party, later to be merged in Musharraf sponsored PML Q, he couldn’t take a solo flight. Probable he was mislead to believe about his political strength by his sycophants. He was used and fired first by PML N and later by Musharraf and Chaudries of Gujrat. May God bless his departed soul

Muhammad Shakeel Khattak | 14 years ago | Reply انا اللہ و انا الیہ ارجعون May his soul rest in peace. Ameen.

Anam | 14 years ago | Reply Now that he has died, may his soul rest in peace, but i could not help but laugh a bit after someone in the comment box stated that a " Legend had died " uhm!! i wonder when Pakistanis will stop calling everyone a legend, a Shaheed, a Quid-e-awam. Like honestly - i bet half of the people did not even know him.

Hasan R. Sheikh | 14 years ago | Reply Such a small scaled news.. May Allah rest him in Jannah. The man is our x-president, deserves more than a small news link.

Mohsin Hijazee | 14 years ago | Reply انا اللہ و انا الیہ ارجعون۔

Ammara Farukh` | 14 years ago | Reply He was a very able man. our country has lost a treasure.

Afzal Rahim | 14 years ago | Reply Rest in Peace! A comment I came across on one of the Urdu News site: "Aaj aalm e Arwah main Banazir sy mulaqat hoghi or Banazir ko Zardari kay Karnamo sy Aghah karai gha"

Shabbir Bukhari | 14 years ago | Reply Have you all gone MAD...! Praising a man who had dissolved an elected govt.He don't deserves to be called a legend.He was one of those politicians who have danged democratic institutions for their personal benefits.

Sultan Ahmed. | 14 years ago | Reply Have appear before Him should pray for forgiveness, time and again.

Shahzad | 14 years ago | Reply I offer my condolence to his family. However, reading above comments it feels that he was a saint and spiritual leader of highest esteem. Please also remember that he was a feudal Sardar and betrayal is one word, when he became president. Let the history decide what good he did to the country.

QAMAR | 14 years ago | Reply Inna lilahi wa inna alehi rajaoon

Sana Naseer Shaikh | 14 years ago | Reply Inna lilahi wa inna alehi rajaoon. A legend of Pakistan History has expired.May Almighty Allah Rest his soul in eternal peace, and hearted prayers for his blessing.He is a great politian, he works alot for pakistan, but there is no news in television news yet, its really disappointed. Its a great loss of pakistan & may God gives courage to his family to face this death.

Faisal Arshad | 14 years ago | Reply May his soul rest in peace...

Altaf Hussain | 14 years ago | Reply My old mother,an octogenerian,has this to comment on Leghari Sahib's sad demise :Once on the eve of national elections,WAPDA officials erected four electric poles on my land situated on the road side in my village in a "V" shape in order to provide electricity to a couple of newly built houses of well connected owners on the two sides and therby totally damaging my land. On an appeal to Wafaqi Mohtasib the WAPDA said they did so in public interest. So I wrote an application to Farooq Leghari who was then their minister. Leghari Sahib's orders on the application were:"Why is this old widow being harassed?.Remove the poles within 48 hours and report back". There were no poles the next morning. May Allah bless his soul and give us leaders who are just with the good of common man dearer to their hearts.Ameen.

Sabeen | 14 years ago | Reply Rest in peace Sir. You were a charismatic President if not anything else & I do believe you were a good man. It is indeed a very sad news for us Pakistanis.

Umayr Masud | 14 years ago | Reply May he rest in peace. To all the media / print / otherwise outlets, he was the president of Pakistan please give him more respect than a two column / single column news item buried somewhere.

Sultan, Abbottabad | 14 years ago | Reply Once the most powerful person in Pakistan, his every move used to be recorded & was a news. Alas! he died. All others in power remember you too will die one day and be buried in a small piece of land not more than six feet and that too if you are lucky. If this is the end then why all this greed, injustice, lust. May our souls rest in peace along with all the other dead. Or we dead or alive?

ahmad | 14 years ago | Reply A loss to the Pakistan nationl politics. He was one of those realistic hopes that could have taken this country out of the crises. A rare individual to be seen in our politics, may Allah bless his soul. Ameen

ARIF RANA | 14 years ago | Reply he good man OF PAKISTAN

Muhammad Awais | 14 years ago | Reply A legend of Pakistan History has expired. May Allah departed his soul to eternal peace.

HAMID SULTAN DAWOODI | 14 years ago | Reply May Almighty Allah Rest his soul in eternal peace, and hearted prayers for his blessing. Late Mr. Farooq Lughari was a man of character, discipline, and courageous in politics. His action to remove PPP from power under facts of corruption was a historic decision. A great man like Farooq Lughari who belong to PPP by giving his verdict on PPP proved that in PPP not every body is corrupt.

Aftab Kenneth Wilson | 14 years ago | Reply Every one has to die one day. People always remember those who had ever done something good for their well wishers (PPP) but very sad to say that he is the one who stabbed on the back of his own leadership for which it is still suffering (false cases, unless proved guilty). The whole nation (politically and economically) is still suffering due to this man, Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Zia ul Haque. I hope his soul will now rest in peace. One likes it or not this is how I feel.

Syed Z Haider | 14 years ago | Reply He was a good president. Nawaz Sharif shouldn't have forced him out. May Allah grant him place in paradise.

Shani Syed | 14 years ago | Reply Inna lilahi wa inna alehi rajaoon. Indeed to Allah we belong and to him we have to return. May Allah forgive us all and bless us all with his Mercy and a place in heaven and save us from the hell fire Ameen. May Allah have Mercy on Mr. Laghari's soul and grant patience to the grieved family Ameen

awam | 14 years ago | Reply a good man indeed

Ed | 14 years ago | Reply InnalillahewainnaalaiheRajeoon

Umer Vakil | 14 years ago | Reply Rest in Peace.

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