Chaudhry Amir Hussain

Chaudhry Amir Hussain
Acting President of Pakistan
In office
9 March 2007 – 9 September 2007
Prime Minister
Preceded byPervez Musharraf
Succeeded byPervez Musharraf
15th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
19 September 2002 – 19 March 2008
DeputySardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan
Preceded byElahi Bux Soomro
Succeeded byFahmida Mirza
Personal details
Born (1942-06-22) 22 June 1942
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)
(now Jammu and Kashmir, India)
PartyPakistan Muslim League (Before 1985)
Pakistan Muslim League-
Functional (1985–1988)
Pakistan Muslim League-
Nawaz (1988–2002)
Pakistan Muslim League-
Quaid (2002–present)
Alma materUniversity of the Punjab

Chaudhry Amir Hussain (born 22 June 1942; Jammu and Kashmir) is a Pakistani politician. He was the 17th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, serving from 2002 to 2008.[1]

Chaudhry Amir Hussain was born in Jammu. His family migrated to Sialkot in 1947. He got his M.A 'LLB from the University of the Punjab & enrolled as an advocate. He is now an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He started his parliamentary politics in 1985 when he was elected as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He represented his constituency for five terms. He remained Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs. He also served as a Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2008.[2][3]

On October 2, 2007, 85 Pakistani opposition lawmakers resigned from the country's parliament to derail President Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid. The Parliament was to elect the new president before October 15. National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain stated that the resignations would not affect the presidential election.[4]

Hussain was defeated in the February 2008 parliamentary election.[5]

Acting President of Pakistan

Chaudhry Amir Hussain was the acting President of Pakistan from 2007–2007,[6] when President Pervez Musharraf went abroad for medical treatment.

References

  1. ↑ "South Asia earthquake: Interview with the Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  2. ↑ "A woman's touch wins over a rural electorate". 15 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "PTI picks up support from PML-Q faction". 18 October 2011.
  4. ↑ Cnn.com, Mass walkout bid to stop Musharraf
  5. ↑ Nirupama Subramanian, "Big heads roll in Pakistan poll", The Hindu, February 20, 2008.
  6. ↑ "National Assembly speaker to function as acting President". Brecorder. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2022-08-18.


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