Salmaan Taseer (June 12, 1964 – January 4, 2011) was a Pakistani businessman and politician and the former Governor of the province of Punjab. He was a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and had also served as a minister in the caretaker cabinet of Prime Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro under Pervez Musharraf. Taseer was also the chairman and CEO of the First Capital and Worldcall Group. He was appointed to the post of governor on 15 May 2008 in place of outgoing governor, Lt Gen Khalid Maqbool. by former President, Pervez Musharraf at the request of the PPP establishment.
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