Makhdoom Shahabuddin

Makhdoom Shahabuddin ( born April 7, 1947 in Punjab ) is a Pakistani political leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). He was health and textile minister of his country, and since February, 2008, the National Assembly (June 2012).

In the course of the impeachment proceedings against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, the PPP and its coalition partners President Asif Ali Zardari agreed, on 21 June 2012, Shahabuddin as his successor. Just hours after the announcement of an arrest warrant issued against Shahabuddin was issued for an alleged drug offense. He is said to have been involved in the 2010 import an illegal drug during his tenure as Minister of Health. Raja Pervez Ashraf For this reason, has been nominated as a replacement candidate and elected on 22 June 2012 as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan.