Chaudhry Altaf Hussain
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Chaudhry Altaf Hussain | |
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| 25th and 27th Governor of Punjab | |
| In office 26 March 1994 – 21 May 1995 | |
| President | Farooq Leghari |
| Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Iqbal Khan |
| Succeeded by | Raja Saroop Khan |
| In office 25 April 1993 – 19 July 1993 | |
| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Prime Minister | Balakh Sher Mazari Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Mian Muhammad Azhar |
| Succeeded by | Iqbal Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1930 Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Relations | Chaudhry Javaid Hussain (brother) Chaudhry Naseem Hussain (brother) Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain (brother) Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain (brother) Fawad Chaudhry (nephew) |
| Children | Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf (son) |
| Parent | (father) |
Chaudhry Altaf Hussain (
Early life and family
He was born on 28 May 1930 in a political family of Jhelum District to former politician Chaudhry Mohammad Awais.[1] He is the brother of former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court and former tehsil nazim chaudhry javaid hussain.[1] His son Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf and nephew Fawad Chaudhry currently serving as member of National Assembly of Pakistan.
Political career
He was first elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1956 which he served till 1958.[1]
He participated in 1970 Pakistani general election from his constituency but defeated.[1]
In 1981, he joined the Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Majlis-i-Shura and remained a member till 1985.[1]
He again participated in 1985 Pakistani general election as an independent candidate which he lost.[1]
In 1990, he joined
In 1993, he was appointed Governor of Punjab, Pakistan where he served till July 1993. He was re-appointed in April 1994 where he remained in office till his death on 21 May 1995.[1]
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