Mubashir Hassan was a Pakistani politician, humanist, political adviser, and an engineer who served in the capacity of Finance Minister in Bhutto administration from 1971 until 1974.
17 Facts About Mubashir Hassan
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Mubashir Hassan was born on 21 January 1922 in Panipat, British India into a family that practised medicines as their profession.
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Mubashir Hassan was raised by his mother while his father worked for the government of Hyderabad Deccan.
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In 1942, Mubashir Hassan graduated with BSc in civil engineering at age 20, briefly employed as Subdivional Officer at the Irrigation department in Amritsar.
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In 1944, Mubashir Hassan secured a scholarship to study engineering in the United States, traveled to New York to attend the Columbia University, and graduated with MSc in civil engineering in 1947.
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In 1967, Mubashir Hassan published the political manifesto, "A Declaration of Unity of People", advocating for Techno- Democratic socialism in East-Pakistan, during which he was lecturing in the topic of Engineering physics at the Dhaka University.
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Bhutto responded by abolishing several committees dealing with atomic energy in various ministries, and ordered Finance MinisterMubashir Hassan to manage the finance of the atomic bomb project.
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Meanwhile, Mubashir Hassan reportedly worked closely with Munir Ahmad Khan on technical and economical aspects of the atomic bomb project.
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Mubashir Hassan remained supportive and administrative figure in Pakistan's non-nuclear proliferation, and monitored Abdul Qadeer Khan's suspicious activities throughout 1976.
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However, he was pulled out after being warned by Bhutto, therefore, Mubashir Hassan focused his attention on PAEC's efforts.
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In 1974, Mubashir Hassan resigned from Finance Ministry after learning of this incident, but remained loyal to Bhutto.
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Mubashir Hassan objected to the idea of giving the Kahuta Project's responsibilities to Corps of Engineers, but was overruled by Bhutto.
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Mubashir Hassan was placed in Adiala Jail with Bhutto where he spent his next seven years in prison even after Bhutto's execution.
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Although, Mubashir Hassan had retired from any political activism, Mubashir Hassan continued to write articles in hydraulics engineering and its extended mathematical problems.
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Mubashir Hassan wrote about the economic issues and remained a loyal supporter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and his policies.
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Mubashir Hassan's articles were regularly published in The News International newspaper, though he was associated with the Pakistan Peoples Party since its inception.
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In 2011, Mubashir Hassan visited his native city in India, where Mubashir Hassan advocated normalisation of Indo-Pakistan relations, and maintained that:.