Hussain Ali Yousafi (

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'' Hazara politician in

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. Yousafi was chairman of the

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(HDP) and a member of the

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city council. He was assassinated by unknown militants in 2009.

Political and social career

Hussain Ali Yousafi received his master's degree in commerce from the

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in 1985. He was elected chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party in December 2008. Yousafi was twice elected president of the Hazara Student Federation (HSF) 1978 – 1985. Yousafi was also an executive member of Tanzeem Nasle Nau Hazara Mughal for several years after the 1980s. He ran several times as a candidate in Provisional and National Assembly elections. He was also a member of the

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of Quetta from 1983 to 1987. Yousafi visited many countries for his peace mission and political objectives for the Hazara nation.

Other academic and creative works

Hussain Ali Yousafi wrote and directed many

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-language dramas (writing 25 plays),http://tnnhazara.org/pay_may06.pdf Hussain Ali Yousafi's interview on ''paygham e tanzeem'' May 2006 and acted in them as well. He also wrote poetry in Hazaragi. His performance in

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Quetta in Hazaragi time as ''Peiwand lalai'', a segment which is spoken in

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. Yousafi wrote several research works on Hazaragi idioms and proverbs in

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and

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Assassination

Hussain Ali Yousafi was shot by unknown in Quetta on 26 January 2009. His assassination was considered one of the greatest losses to the Hazara community since the 1995 killing of

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by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Reactions to his assassination

Various political leaders from

, such as

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, and abroad condemned this political assassination. In reaction,

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and others took part in protests and rallies in different countries. Demonstrations and protests were recorded in

and

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, as well as

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, Australia,

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, and the

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. The

organized an All Parties Conference (APC) on 8 February 2009 in Quetta, focused on the restoration of peace and condemnation of Yousafi's killing. The meeting was attended by a wide variety of Pakistani political parties, to include the

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, Balochistan National Party, and

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. The Hazara Democratic Party announced in a press conference at Quetta Press Club (1 February 2009),

The Party's supreme council has decided on a title for HDP Chairman Hussain Ali Yousafi: ''Shaheed Chairman'' (Martyr Chairman) for his historic political and social services.

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