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Salmaan Taseer (1944–2011) was a Pakistani politician, businessperson, entrepreneur, and chartered accountant. Born in Shimla, he was educated at the University of Cambridge and spoke Urdu. He served as the Governor of Punjab and was a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party. His religious affiliation was Islam.
Taseer authored three works, including *Bhutto*, a political biography also titled *Bhutto (Political Studies of the Middle East)*. He was the son of M. D. Taseer and had seven children, including Aatish Taseer. He died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Mumtaz Qadri, an act classified as homicide.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Bhutto
- Bhutto, a political biography
- Bhutto (Political Studies of the Middle East)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Raj
- Place of birth
- Shimla
- Father
- M. D. Taseer
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- Governor of Punjab, Pakistan
- Political party
- Pakistan Peoples Party
- Languages spoken
- Urdu
- Native language
- Urdu
- Religion
- Islam
- Official website
- salmaantaseer.com
- Image
- Salmaan Taseer.jpg
- Number of children
- 7
Show 8 more facts
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- date of birth
- 1944-05-31
- date of death
- 2011-01-04
- Commons category
- Salmaan Taseer
- manner of death
- homicide
- killed by
- Mumtaz Qadri
- name in native language
- سلمان تاثیر
- P10632
- Salmaan Taseer
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