Career
He got his bachelor of medicine in 1963 and worked as a general practitioner 1963-1972 and 1974-1977. He practised as a doctor in Mandi Bahauddin for some time and gained popularity for his charity work. He joined Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and formed the Pakistan Peoples Party.
He was arrested and deported by General Zia-ul-Haq in the early 1980s.
Hussain was born in the village of Jammarghal, union council Dara Pur, Tehsil & District Jhelum. His father was Haji Muhammed Akbar jutt and his mother Hajjan Rasul Bibi.
They were both farmers. The names of the sons are Ghulam Hussain, Ghulam Mustafa and Ghulam Ahmad.
Ghulam Hussain has two sister, Ghulam Fatima and Late Fazil Bibi.
The boys attended school in the village of Chakri three miles away every day. Hussain graduated top of his middle school, Chakri Rajgaan Teh. He finished his high school in 1954 and then joined Government College Lahore where he gained a B.Sc in biology in 1958.
He graduated with an Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from King Edward Medical College Lahore in 1963.
He started medical practice at Mandi Bahauddin in 1963. Because this was the nearest town from his village.
He used to visit his native area on every Friday and treated free of cost. He started to organize Kayssan Council of his native area in 1964.