Mufti Mehmood

Mufti Mehmood
Mahmud (left) pictured with President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh
8th Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province
In office 1 March 1972 – 15 February 1973
Governor	Arbab Sikandar Khan Aslam Khattak
Preceded by	Sardar Bahadur Khan
Succeeded by	Inayatullah Khan Gandapur
Ameer of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
In office 1968–1980
Preceded by	Maulana Abdullah Darkhawasti
Succeeded by	Fazal-ur-Rehman (as President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)) Sami-ul-Haq (as Ameer of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S))
President of Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan
In office 15 May 1978 – 14 October 1980
Preceded by	Muhammad Yousuf Banuri
Succeeded by	Muhammad Idrees Mirti
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 26 March 1977 – 5 July 1977
Constituency	NA-18 (D.I. Khan)
In office 14 April 1972 – 10 January 1977
Constituency	NW-13 (D.I. Khan)
In office 8 June 1962 – 7 June 1965
Constituency	NW-6 (D.I. Khan-I)
Muhtamim of Jamia Qasim-ul-Uloom
In office 1974–1980
Preceded by	Maulana Muhammad Shafi Multani
Succeeded by	Maulana Faiz Ahmed
Personal details
Born	8 January 1919 (6 Rabi Us Sani 1337) Kulachi, NWFP, British Raj
Died	14 October 1980(1980-10-14) (aged 61) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality	British Indian (1919-1947) Pakistani (1947-1980)
Political party	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Children	Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman Maulana Lutf ur Rehman Atta-ur-Rehman
Alma mater	Madrasa Shahi, Moradabad
Occupation	Politician Scholar Teacher

Mufti Mehmood (Urdu: مفتی محمود; 1919–1980) was a Pakistani statesman and Islamic scholar who was one of the founding members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI); widely regarded as one of the greatest politicians in the history of Pakistan - known for his political acumen. He served as the first elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and later on as the Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly.^[1][2][3] He led the opposition movement Pakistan National Alliance against Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, which eventually led to Bhutto's downfall. He was among the principal architects of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan.