Chaudhry Rehmat Elahi
Chaudhry Rehmat Elahi | |
|---|---|
چودھری رحمت الٰہی | |
| Minister for Water and Power | |
| In office 23 August 1978 – 21 April 1979 | |
| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1923 |
| Died | 5 January 2019 (aged 95–96) |
| Party | Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Occupation | Politician |
Chaudhry Rehmat Elahi (Urdu: چودھری رحمت الٰہی; 1923 – 5 January 2019) was a Pakistani politician and senior leader of Jamaat-e-Islami who served as the federal minister for water and power under President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq from August 1978 to April 1979.[1][2] He later served Jamaat-e-Islami as its deputy emir and secretary general, and was regarded as one of the party's old guards and a close associate of Abul A'la Maududi.[3][4]
Early life
Elahi was born in 1923 in Jhelum District. After completing his graduation, he joined the British Indian Armed Forces. He later left military service and joined Jamaat-e-Islami, becoming one of the movement's early workers.[5][3]
Political career
By 1969, Elahi was serving as secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan.[6]
Elahi was inducted into Zia-ul-Haq's second presidential cabinet formed on 23 August 1978 and served as minister for water and power until the cabinet resigned on 21 April 1979.[1][7]
In later years, he held senior organisational positions in Jamaat-e-Islami, including deputy emir and secretary general.[3] He also served briefly as acting emir of the party in 1994 after the temporary resignation of Qazi Hussain Ahmad.[5]
References
- 1 2 "2nd Presidential Cabinet under President/CMLA General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq" (PDF). Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ Imran, Naumana Kiran (2023). "Composition and Working of the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan: Zia ul Haq Era, 1977–1988" (PDF). Pakistan Journal of History and Culture. 44 (2). Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 "JI veteran Rehmat Elahi passes away". Dawn. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Memorial reference for Rehmat Elahi". The News International. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- 1 2 Ahmad, Khurshid (February 2019). "چودھری رحمت الٰہی مرحوم". Tarjuman-ul-Quran. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1969: Fifty Years Ago: Jamaat's rebuttal". Dawn. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "The mystery that shrouds Liaquat Ali Khan's murder". Dawn. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2026.