S. M. Masood

Masood began his legal practice in 1958, Masood joined the PPP shortly after its formation.^[1] He was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Lahore in 1973 and served as the provincial law minister.^[1]

In 1977, Masood was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and subsequently appointed as the federal law minister in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's cabinet.^[1][2] During the martial law period under General Zia-ul-Haq, Masood remained affiliated with Bhutto's party and was imprisoned as a result.^[1]

During Benazir Bhutto's first term as Prime Minister, Masood was named chairman of the People's Works Programme, a PPP initiative aimed at improving conditions for the labor class.^[1]