Aitzaz Ahsan
Aitzaz Ahsan | |
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Member of Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
In office 1975–1977 | |
Constituency | PP-28 Gujrat |
Personal details | |
Born | PPP (1970-2023) | 27 September 1945
Education | Aitchison College |
Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge (LLM) |
Chaudhary Aitzaz Ahsan (
Born in
Ahsan was elected as a member of the
Early life and education
Ahsan was born on September 27, 1945, in
He received his early education from
Political career
Ahsan returned to Pakistan in 1967. He joined
He rejoined the PPP following the
He lost the Pakistan General elections of 1993 to Humayun Akhtar Khan of Pakistan Muslim League.[7][2] In 1994 he was elected as the member of the Senate of Pakistan for the first time representing PPP,[2] where he sat as Leader of the Opposition until 1999.[6] In Pakistan General elections of 2002, he ran for the membership of the National Assembly on PPP seat from two constituencies. He was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly for the third time from constituencies of Bahawalpur and Lahore.[2] He retained his Lahore seat.[9] Ahsan did not run in the Pakistan General elections of 2008 due to his involvement in the Lawyers' Movement for the restoration of deposed judges.[7][2]
Ahsan was elected as the member of the Senate for the second time in the 2012 Pakistani Senate election on technocrat seat representing PPP.[2][10] In 2013, he reportedly resigned from Senate membership.[11] In 2013, Ahsan become opposition leader in the Senate.[12] In 2015, he for the second time became opposition leader in the Senate.[13]
In late August 2018, Ahsan was nominated by the PPP as a candidate for the 2018 presidential election according to media reports.[14] On 4 September 2018, he clinched 124 electoral votes behind Arif Alvi (352) and Fazal-ur-Rehman (184) in the election.[15]
The notification of the suspension of his basic membership was accepted by the PPP on 14 October 2022 as a result of Ahsan "going against party discipline"[
Law career
Professionally, Ahsan is a barrister by law
He is known for representing and leading the lawyers campaign to reinstate former Chief Justice of Pakistan
Books
Ahsan is the author of the book The Indus Saga and the Making of Pakistan
He has also co-authored the book Divided by Democracy with Lord Meghnad Desai of the London School of Economics.
References
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Aitzaz Ahsan". DAWN.COM. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Profile". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Why Cheema ditched PPP". DAWN.COM. 11 March 2004. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Traub, James (1 June 2008). "The Lawyers' Crusade". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan". DAWN.COM. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "PPP decides tickets for six NA seats in Lahore". The News. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Aitzaz blasts Asif, says most graft charges justified". DAWN.COM. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Aitzaz to retain Lahore seat". DAWN.COM. 13 October 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "12 elected unopposed to Senate from Punjab". DAWN.COM. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "PPP downfall: Aitzaz Ahsan resigns from Senate – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Fresh adjustments: Zafarul Haq appointed Senate house leader – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "PPP plays another hand: Aitzaz Ahsan named as leader of opposition in Senate". The Express Tribune. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Guramani, Nadir (19 August 2018). "PPP nominates Aitzaz Ahsan as candidate for president: sources". Dawn.
- ^ Chaudhry, Fahad (5 September 2018). "PTI's Arif Alvi officially declared winner of 13th presidential election". Dawn.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 October 2022). "Aitzaz Ahsan sees establishment in Sharifs' acquittal". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Gilani to appeal contempt conviction: Aitzaz Ahsan – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Chief Justice Chaudhry reinstated Archived 6 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "I am innocent, want open trial: Justice Iftikhar". DAWN.COM. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Munir, Ahsan win Asian rights award". DAWN.COM. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Lawyers' leader Aitzaz Ahsan freed – Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Aitzaz Ahsan representative for NA-124, Lahore-VII Archived 30 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine