Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur (; 15 January 1943 – 18 February 2025) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

from February 2024 until his death, and had previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023, from 2002 to May 2018, and from 1993 to 1996.

Background

Yousuf was born in Jamesabad,

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on 15 January 1943. He had two children.

Political career

Talpur was elected to the

as a candidate of

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(PPP) from NA-175 Mirpurkhas-cum-Umerkot in the

1993 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 6 October 1993 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections took place after both the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan resigned to resolve a power struggle. Prio ...

. He received 40,780 votes and defeated

Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jeelani Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jeelani (; born 15 September 1951 – 24 December 2020) was a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018 until his death in office representing part of the Tharparka ...

, a candidate of

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(PML-N). He contested the

1997 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 3 February 1997 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by pre-election Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Mus ...

as a candidate of PPP from NA-175 Mirpurkhas-cum-Umerkot, but was unsuccessful. He received 22,310 votes and was defeated by Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jeelani, a candidate of PML-N. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-228 (Mirpurkhas-III) in the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

. He received 58,161 votes and defeated

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, a candidate of the

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(NA). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-228 (Umerkot) in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He received 75,080 votes and defeated an independent candidate,

Muhammad Qasim Soomro Muhammad Qasim Soomro is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023 and represented Tharparkar. Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a ...

. Yousuf was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-228 (Umerkot) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 99,700 votes and defeated

Shah Mehmood Qureshi Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi (; born 22 June 1956) is a Pakistani politician who served as the minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022. He previously held the post from 2008 to 2011. He had been a Parliament of Pakistan from Augu ...

, a candidate of

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(PTI). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-220 (Umerkot) in the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

and defeated Shah Mehmood Qureshi of PTI. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-213 Umerkot in the

2024 Pakistani general election General elections, originally scheduled to be held in 2023, were held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the List of members of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly. The ...

. He received 179,188 votes and defeated Mir Amanullah Khan Talpur, a candidate of

Death

Yousuf died in

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on 18 February 2025, at the age of 82. He was admitted into a private hospital after suffering from a lung infection.

References

1943 births 2025 deaths Pakistan People's Party politicians Sindhi politicians Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Politicians from Sindh Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007 Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029 {{PakistanPeoplesParty-MNA-stub