Shujaat Hussain
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (Punjabi: چوہدری شجاعت حسین; Urdu: چودھری شجاعت حسین; (born 27 January 1946) is a senior Pakistani politician who previously served as 16th prime minister of Pakistan. Hussain is the party president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) since 2003 .
Shujaat Hussain | |
|---|---|
| چوہدری شجاعت حسین | |
| 16th Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 30 June 2004 – 23 August 2004 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Zafarullah Khan Jamali |
| Succeeded by | Shaukat Aziz |
| Leader of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Mian Muhammad Azhar |
| 27th & 29th Minister of Interior | |
| In office 25 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Omar Khan Afridi(Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Moinuddin Haider |
| In office 9 November 1990 – 18 July 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif Balakh Sher Mazari (Acting) Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Mian Zahid Sarfraz (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Fateh Khan Bandial (Acting) |
| Minister for Railways | |
| In office 7 August 1998 – 9 November 1999 | |
| President | Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Sardar Muhammad Yaqub Khan Nasar |
| Succeeded by | Lt. Gen. R. Javed Ashraf |
| Chairman Senate Committees on Defence Production and Aviation | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Federal Minister for Defence Production | |
| In office 1987–1988 | |
| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 1986–1988 | |
| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| Federal Minister for Industries and Production | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| President | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan (Senator from Punjab) | |
| In office 2009–2015 | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Constituency | Punjab, Pakistan |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| In office 1981–1985 | |
| Constituency | NA-105 (Gujrat-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1946 Gujrat, Punjab, British India |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | PML-Q (2003–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PMLN (1993–2002) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988–1993) Pakistan Muslim League (before 1988) |
| Children | 3 including Chaudhry Salik Hussain |
| Parent |
|
| Relatives | Chaudhry family |
| Residence | Lahore |
| Alma mater | Forman Christian College University (B.B.A) |
Hailing from the business-industrialist Chaudhry family from the Punjab province of Pakistan, Hussain graduated from the FC College University and the Punjab University. After his graduation, Hussain subsequently joined the family business comprising large numbers of industries, textiles, agricultural farms, sugar and flour mills. He successfully contested in the non-partisan 1985 elections and was appointed as minister of industry in the government of Prime minister Muhammad Junejo, lasting until 1988. Hussain became a leader and influential conservative figure in the Islamic Democratic Alliance (IDA) between 1988 and 1990 and joined the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) under Nawaz Sharif in 1993. Hussain served as the 26th Interior minister in the government of Prime minister Nawaz Sharif in two non-consecutive terms from 1990 to 1993 and 1997 to 1999.
Originally a loyalist of Nawaz Sharif, Hussain defected to autocratic leader Pervez Musharraf after 1999 and became member of the new PML-Q. His family remains influential in national politics and his younger cousin Pervez Illahi served as Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007 during Musharraf's military rule. Following the 2008 elections and Musharraf's resignation, Hussain and his party became a major ally of Prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and President Asif Ali Zardari from the Pakistan Peoples Party.