Mian Arshad Hussain (9 January 1910 – 4 October 1987), was a Pakistani politician and diplomat who served as Foreign Minister of Pakistan (1968–1969).[1]

In 1959, Mian Arshad Husain was appointed Pakistan's Ambassador to Sweden, in 1961 to Moscow, and in 1963, he was appointed High Commissioner to India.[1][4] In 1968, he gave the Chinese leader Mao Zedong a basket of Pakistani mangoes, which caused the rise of a "Mango Cult" in China.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ministry of Foreign Affairs (List of Former Foreign Ministers)". Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ Blattner, James Elwyn (1955). Who's who in U.A.R and the Near East. Paul Barbey Press. p. 431.
  3. ^ Impact International. News & Media. 1987. p. clii.
  4. ^ Liaquat Ali Khan's visit (Ambassador to Moscow - Mian Arshad Hussain) Dawn (newspaper), Published 2 December 2008, Retrieved 1 November 2022
  5. ^ Marks, Ben. "The Mao Mango Cult of 1968 and the Rise of China's Working Class". Collectors Weekly. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1968–1969 		Succeeded by



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