Mushahid Hussain has a Master’s degree from the School of Foreign Services in Georgetown University at Washington. While studying in the US, he was President of the Pakistan Students Association and was awarded a Congressional Internship to work in the United States Congress. In Pakistan, he studied at the F.C. College in Lahore, from where he received a BA.

After completion of studies in the United States, he returned to Pakistan and became Member, Directing Staff of the country’s prestigious training institution for civil servants, the Pakistan Administrative Staff College. He then joined Pakistan’s oldest seat of learning, the Punjab University, as Lecturer on International Relations in the Political Science Department, from where he along with three other teachers was removed on political grounds during Martial Law.

In 1982, at age 29, he became the youngest Editor of national English daily, The Muslim, published from capital Islamabad, which was respected for its independent positions by being a proponent for democracy during military rule.

As a specialist on international political and strategic issues, he has lectured widely and his articles have been published in various national and international publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, and Middle East International. He has authored three books.

Membership of Standing Committees:

• Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Kashmir Affairs and Northern affairs (Chairman)
• Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production
• Functional Committee on Government Assurances
• Functional Committee on Human Rights

Qualification:

• Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS), Georgetown University, Washington, USA
• B.A., F.C. College, Lahore

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