Hanif Tayyab

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Mohammad Hanif Tayyab (born 1947) is a Pakistani religious scholar and politician who is the current head of Nizam-e-Mustafa Party. [1] [2] Previously, he served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1985 to 1988. [3] He served as the federal minister of Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis from 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986. [4]

Hanif Tayyab was born in 1947 to a memon family. [5] He studied at the University of Karachi and Federal Urdu University. [5] He also received honorary Doctorate of Philosophy degree from the University of Karachi which generated a bit of controversy. [6]

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  1. Ilyas, Faiza (March 12, 2016). "KU to award two honorary PhD degrees despite opposition by teachers". DAWN.COM.
  2. Jabri, Parvez (August 5, 2011). "Haji Hanif Tayyab calls on Rehman Malik". Brecorder.
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  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. 1 2 "Haji Muhammad Hanif Tayyab". Al-Mustafa Welfare Society.
  6. "KU's decision to award honorary degrees generates controversy". The Express Tribune. March 15, 2016.