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Mian Yousuf Salahuddin (), commonly known as Yousaf Salli, is a Pakistani socialite,Party politics for Pakistan's poor Yousuf Salahuddin's interview on BBC News
Published 3 Jan 2003, Retrieved 21 December 2018
philanthropist, and ex-politician from
Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
.


Family

He is a maternal grandson of the poet and literary scholar
Allama Iqbal Muhammad Iqbal (9 November 187721 April 1938) was a South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician. Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...
and nephew of Javed Iqbal. His paternal grandfather, Mian Amiruddin, was the first Muslim Lord
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of
Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
. Salahuddin is a distant relative of the Taseer family, from which the ex-Governor of Punjab
Salman Taseer Salman Taseer (; 4 January 2011) was a Pakistani businessman and politician, who served as the 34th Governor of Punjab from 2008 until his assassination in 2011. A member of the Pakistan Peoples Party since the 1980s, he was elected to the ...
came.


Social life

Salahuddin is the owner and resident of
Haveli Barood Khana Haveli Barood Khana is an 18th-century haveli located in the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan. It was built during the Sikh rule of Lahore. In recent times, the haveli has become a cultural symbol of Lahore. History Haveli Barood Khana was buil ...
, a traditional 18th century Mughal-style haveli located in Lahore's
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. He has hosted parties, dinners, and get-togethers at his residence and elsewhere. High-profile personalities from throughout the country are invited as guests. He is a figure in the city's arts and culture circles who is credited for reviving Basant festivals and organising various musical, artistic, and poetic gatherings; the popular entertainment and music show ''Virsa: Heritage Revived'' broadcast on PTV is hosted by Salahuddin and has invited performances from a number of music artists.Lost spring in Lahore
The Indian Express (newspaper), Published 22 March 2012, Retrieved 21 December 2018
Pakistan Television Corporation Pakistan Television Corporation (; reporting name: PTV); also known as ''Pakistan Television'', is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster founded by the Government of Pakistan, operating under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. I ...
producers and directors have used the above-mentioned Mughal-style
haveli A ''haveli'' is a traditional townhouse, mansion, or manor house, in the Indian subcontinent, usually one with historical and architectural significance, and located in a town or city. The word ''haveli'' is derived from Arabic ''hawali'', me ...
's large-sized enclosed outdoors ('haveli sehan' in Urdu language) to hold the music concerts for a live audience for their TV program Virsa: Heritage Revived. According to a major Pakistani English-language newspaper, Yousuf Salahuddin has been playing a critical role in reviving and promoting the cultural heritage of Pakistan.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Salahuddin, Yousuf Living people Family of Muhammad Iqbal Pakistani entertainers Pakistani philanthropists Pakistani socialites People from Lahore Pakistan People's Party politicians 1951 births Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent Pakistani television hosts Mian family Members of the National Assembly of Pakistan