jˈuːnəs wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɪks dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn ɪnðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ˈæbəɾɐbˌɑːd, nˈɔːɹθwˈɛst fɹʌntˈɪɹ pɹˈɑːvɪns, tə hˈædʒi ɡjˈʊlæm sæmdˈɑːni ænd mɜːvˈɑːɹɹi dʒˈæn.
Yunus was born on 26 June 1916 in the city of Abbottabad, North-West Frontier Province, to Haji Ghulam Samdani and Murvari Jan.