Kunwar Khalid Yunus

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Kunwar Khalid Younus is a Pakistani politician, and member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement political party.

Yunus was born in the town of Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, India on 30 September 1944 [1] (his brother being the actor Tariq Yunus [2] ). Kunwar Khalid Yunus graduated from the University of Sindh, followed by a B.Sc. degree from the Minnesota State University, in the U.S. in 1986. He has been Member of the National Assembly four times. He has served as MNA for the terms of 1988-1990, 1990–1992, 1997–1999 and 2002-2008. He also a columnist, writing in both the Dawn and The Friday Times newspapers. [3]

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References

  1. Kunwar Khalid Yunus on Twitter: "On my 73rd Birthday. My clan members."
  2. Kunwar Khalid Yunus on Twitter: "Tariq Bhai(Died in Mumbai 1994) was my only brother
  3. "MQM - Kanwer Khalid Younus's Profile". Pakistan Elections. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2019.