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| honorific-prefix = | | honorific-prefix = [[Chaudhry]] | ||
| name = | | name = Pervaiz Elahi | ||
| image =Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.jpg | | image =Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.jpg | ||
| caption = چوہدری پرویز الٰہی | | caption = چوہدری پرویز الٰہی | ||
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| successor1 = [[Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi]] | | successor1 = [[Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi]] | ||
| office2 = [[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan| Governor of Punjab]] (Acting) | | office2 = [[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan|Governor of Punjab]] (Acting) | ||
| term_start2 = 18 August 2018 | | term_start2 = 18 August 2018 | ||
| term_end2 = 5 September 2018 | | term_end2 = 5 September 2018 | ||
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| successor3 = Vacant | | successor3 = Vacant | ||
| office4 = [[Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan)| Federal Minister for Industries]] | | office4 = [[Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Industries]] | ||
| term_start4 = | | term_start4 = 3 May 2011 | ||
| term_end4 = 16 March 2013 | | term_end4 = 16 March 2013 | ||
| president4 = [[Asif Ali Zardari]] | | president4 = [[Asif Ali Zardari]] | ||
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| primeminister5 = [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] | | primeminister5 = [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] | ||
|office6 = [[Ministry of Defence Production (Pakistan)| Federal Minister for Defence Production]] | |office6 = [[Ministry of Defence Production (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Defence Production]] | ||
| term_start6 = May 2011 | | term_start6 = May 2011 | ||
| term_end6 = June 2012 | | term_end6 = June 2012 | ||
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| primeminister8 = [[Shaukat Aziz]] | | primeminister8 = [[Shaukat Aziz]] | ||
| office9 = [[Leader of the Opposition (Punjab)| Leader of the Opposition Punjab]] (Acting) | | office9 = [[Leader of the Opposition (Punjab)|Leader of the Opposition Punjab]] (Acting) | ||
| term_start9 = 1993 | | term_start9 = 1993 | ||
| term_end9 = 1996 | | term_end9 = 1996 | ||
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| term_end10 = 1993 | | term_end10 = 1993 | ||
| office11 = [[National Assembly of Pakistan| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan]] | | office11 = [[National Assembly of Pakistan|Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan]] | ||
| term_start11 = 1 June 2013 | | term_start11 = 1 June 2013 | ||
| term_end11 = 31 May 2018 | | term_end11 = 31 May 2018 | ||
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| term_end12 = 16 March 2013 | | term_end12 = 16 March 2013 | ||
| constituency12 = [[Constituency NA-58|NA-58 (Attock-II)]] | | constituency12 = [[Constituency NA-58|NA-58 (Attock-II)]] | ||
| office13 = [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab]] | | office13 = [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab|Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab]] | ||
| term_start13 = 15 August 2018 | | term_start13 = 15 August 2018 | ||
| term_end13 = | | term_end13 = | ||
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| nationality = Pakistani | | nationality = Pakistani | ||
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] | | party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] | ||
| children = [[ | | children = 2 including [[Moonis Elahi]] | ||
| relatives = See ''[[:Category:Chaudhry family|Chaudhry family]]'' | | relatives = See ''[[:Category:Chaudhry family|Chaudhry family]]'' | ||
| alma_mater = [[Forman Christian College University]] | | alma_mater = [[Forman Christian College University]] | ||
}}[[File:Beautiful view of Punjab Assembly Lahore - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Punjab Assembly Lahore|alt=Beautiful view of Punjab Assembly Lahore - panoramio.jpg]] | }}[[File:Beautiful view of Punjab Assembly Lahore - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Punjab Assembly Lahore|alt=Beautiful view of Punjab Assembly Lahore - panoramio.jpg]] | ||
'''Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] | '''Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|چوہدری پرویز الہی}}}}); (born 1 November 1945) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who is the current [[Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab|Speaker]] of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]], in office since August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018. | ||
He served as the first and only [[Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan]] in 2013. After a successful campaign in the 2002 [[2002 Pakistani general elections|general elections]], he became the [[Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan|Chief Minister]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab Province]] and tenured until 2007. In 2008, he served as the leader of the opposition in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] for short time. He was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018. | He served as the first and only [[Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan]] in 2013. After a successful campaign in the 2002 [[2002 Pakistani general elections|general elections]], he became the [[Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan|Chief Minister]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab Province]] and tenured until 2007. In 2008, he served as the leader of the opposition in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] for short time. He was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018. | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was born 1 November 1945<ref>{{cite news|title=If elections are held on time…|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/404658|access-date=4 December 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|archive-date=5 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205143518/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/404658|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="pildat1/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=58|access-date=9 July 2017|date=23 March 2011|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323123334/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=58|archive-date=23 March 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="dawn/25june2012">{{cite news|title=Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/729373/chaudhry-pervaiz-elahi|access-date=4 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=25 June 2012|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041347/https://www.dawn.com/news/729373/chaudhry-pervaiz-elahi|archive-date=5 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in [[Gujrat, Pakistan|Gujrat]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]<ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> to the industrialist Chaudhry Manzoor Elahi Warraich. He belongs to the Warriach clan of [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] [[Jat people|Jats]].<ref>{{cite news|title=LAHORE: Pervaiz Elahi's father dies|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/379658|access-date=4 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 January 2005|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305035539/https://www.dawn.com/news/379658|archive-date=5 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="dawn/12may2013" /><ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=105|website=www.pildat.org|publisher=PILDAT|access-date=27 April 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711072753/http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=105|archive-date=11 July 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He hails from a family of politicians<ref name="dawn/30april2013">{{cite news|title=Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1024465|access-date=4 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=30 April 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305042233/https://www.dawn.com/news/1024465|archive-date=5 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and industrialists of Gujrat.<ref name="thenews/7dec2010" /><ref name="dawn/25june2012" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Choosing right man for Punjab CM real test for Imran |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/349505-choosing-right-man-for-punjab-cm-real-test-for-imran |access-date=6 August 2018 |work=The News |language=en}}</ref> Chaudhary received his early education from [[Forman Christian College]], Lahore till 1967<ref name="dawn/25june2012" /><ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> and later attended [[Watford College of Technology]]<ref name="thenews/7dec2010" /> from where he received his [[Diploma]] in [[Industrial organization|Industrial Management]].<ref name="dawn/25june2012" /> | |||
He is a cousin of former Prime Minister of Pakistan [[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain]].<ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> | He is a cousin of former Prime Minister of Pakistan [[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain]].<ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> | ||
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He served as Provincial Minister<ref name="dawn/30april2013" /><ref name="dawn/29nov2002" /> for Local Government and Rural Development for a period of eight years<ref name="dawn/25june2012" /> from 1985 to 1993. | He served as Provincial Minister<ref name="dawn/30april2013" /><ref name="dawn/29nov2002" /> for Local Government and Rural Development for a period of eight years<ref name="dawn/25june2012" /> from 1985 to 1993. | ||
He was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the first time in [[1985 Pakistani general election]]. | He was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the first time in [[1985 Pakistani general election|1985]], second time in [[1988 Pakistani general election|1988]], third time in [[1990 Pakistani general election|1990]], and fourth time in [[1993 Pakistani general election|1993]]. | ||
He | He also served as the acting leader of the opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 1993 to 1996, in the absence of [[Shahbaz Sharif]] who had gone to the United Kingdom for medical treatment.<ref name="dawn/29nov2002" /> | ||
Several cases were registered against Elahi during [[Benazir Bhutto]]'s government in 1993-1996 and he was sent to [[Central Jail Rawalpindi|Adiala Jail]] where he spent several months.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zardari keeps alive PPP legacy of embracing political opponents|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/297755-zardari-keeps-alive-ppp-legacy-of-embracing-political-opponents|access-date=4 March 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041459/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/297755-zardari-keeps-alive-ppp-legacy-of-embracing-political-opponents|archive-date=5 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | |||
It was reported that Nawaz Sharif had promised Elahi that if PML-N won the [[1997 Pakistani general election]], Elahi would be made the chief minister of Punjab. However, when PML-N won the 1997 general elections, Nawaz appointed his brother Shahbaz Sharif as the Chief Minister of Punjab. To avoid the impression that Elahi was unhappy with this decision of Nawaz Sharif. Elahi supported Shahbaz Sharif for the position of Chief Minister however decided not to join the provincial cabinet of Shahbaz Sharif.<ref name="dawn/29nov2002" /><ref name="dawn/30april2013" /><ref name="dawn/4dec2010" /> | |||
He was re-elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the fifth time in 1997 and was elected as the speaker of Provincial Assembly of Punjab<ref name="dawn/25june2012" /><ref name="dawn/30april2013" /><ref name="dawn/29nov2002" /><ref name="dawn/4dec2010" /> in 1997 where he remained until June 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=1997-1999 |url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/1997-99.htm |website=www.pap.gov.pk |access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref> | |||
He was re-elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the fifth time in 1997 | |||
Following the 1999 coup he was detained by the [[National Accountability Bureau]] on corruption charges. Charges were dropped following an agreement they made to defect from the Pakistan Muslim League (N) with whom he have been part of till the ouster of PML-N government<ref name="dawn/4dec2010" /><ref name="dawn/29nov2002" /> and assist President Musharraf in building PML-Q.<ref name="thenews/7dec2010">{{cite news|title=Pervaiz Elahi as chief minister fought terrorists effectively: Wikileaks|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/273536-pervaiz-elahi-as-chief-minister-fought-terrorists-effectively-wikileaks|access-date=4 March 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|date=7 December 2010|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041504/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/273536-pervaiz-elahi-as-chief-minister-fought-terrorists-effectively-wikileaks|archive-date=5 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | Following the 1999 coup he was detained by the [[National Accountability Bureau]] on corruption charges. Charges were dropped following an agreement they made to defect from the Pakistan Muslim League (N) with whom he have been part of till the ouster of PML-N government<ref name="dawn/4dec2010" /><ref name="dawn/29nov2002" /> and assist President Musharraf in building PML-Q.<ref name="thenews/7dec2010">{{cite news|title=Pervaiz Elahi as chief minister fought terrorists effectively: Wikileaks|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/273536-pervaiz-elahi-as-chief-minister-fought-terrorists-effectively-wikileaks|access-date=4 March 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|date=7 December 2010|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041504/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/273536-pervaiz-elahi-as-chief-minister-fought-terrorists-effectively-wikileaks|archive-date=5 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
He along with his cousin Shujaat and other dissidents left PML-N to form their own party, PML-Q.<ref name="dawn/25june2012" /><ref name="dawn/30april2013" /><ref name="dawn/29nov2002" /> | He along with his cousin [[Shujaat Hussain|Shujaat]] and other dissidents left PML-N to form their own party, PML-Q.<ref name="dawn/25june2012" /><ref name="dawn/30april2013" /><ref name="dawn/29nov2002" /> | ||
He was re-elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the sixth time in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="dawn/25june2012" /> | He was re-elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the sixth time in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="dawn/25june2012" /> | ||
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Following the elections, Elahi was appointed as the chief minister of Punjab for the first time<ref name="dawn/4dec2010" /><ref name="dawn/29nov2002" /> where he served from October 2002 until the dissolution of the provincial government in October 2007.<ref name="dawn/4dec2010" /><ref name="dawn/25june2012" /> | Following the elections, Elahi was appointed as the chief minister of Punjab for the first time<ref name="dawn/4dec2010" /><ref name="dawn/29nov2002" /> where he served from October 2002 until the dissolution of the provincial government in October 2007.<ref name="dawn/4dec2010" /><ref name="dawn/25june2012" /> | ||
In [[2008 Pakistani general election]], Elahi was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time and as the member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the seventh time.<ref name="dawn/25june2012" /> | In the [[2008 Pakistani general election]], Elahi was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time and as the member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the seventh time.<ref name="dawn/25june2012" /> | ||
PML-Q nominated Elahi as its candidate for the post of prime ministers of Pakistan following the 2008 general elections.<ref name="dawn/4dec2010">{{cite news|title=Nawaz went back on his promise to Pervaiz|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/588449/nawaz-went-back-on-his-promise-to-pervaiz|access-date=4 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 December 2010|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305035955/https://www.dawn.com/news/588449/nawaz-went-back-on-his-promise-to-pervaiz|archive-date=5 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | PML-Q nominated Elahi as its candidate for the post of prime ministers of Pakistan following the 2008 general elections.<ref name="dawn/4dec2010">{{cite news|title=Nawaz went back on his promise to Pervaiz|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/588449/nawaz-went-back-on-his-promise-to-pervaiz|access-date=4 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 December 2010|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305035955/https://www.dawn.com/news/588449/nawaz-went-back-on-his-promise-to-pervaiz|archive-date=5 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
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On 19 August 2018, he became acting governor of Punjab<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/media_center/notification_detail/en/21/773 |website=www.pap.gov.pk |publisher=Punjab Assembly |access-date=28 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> following the resignation of [[Rafique Rajwana]].<ref>{{cite news |author= Rana Bilal, ''Dawn.com'' |title= Governor Punjab Rafique Rajwana resigns |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427155 |access-date= 28 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=15 August 2018}}</ref> | On 19 August 2018, he became acting governor of Punjab<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/media_center/notification_detail/en/21/773 |website=www.pap.gov.pk |publisher=Punjab Assembly |access-date=28 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> following the resignation of [[Rafique Rajwana]].<ref>{{cite news |author= Rana Bilal, ''Dawn.com'' |title= Governor Punjab Rafique Rajwana resigns |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427155 |access-date= 28 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=15 August 2018}}</ref> | ||
In March 2022, [[Imran Khan]] nominated Pervez Elahi as a candidate for the post of [[Chief Minister]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab Province]] after the resignation of [[Usman Buzdar]] due no confidence motion against him. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Deputy Prime Ministers of Pakistan]] | [[Category:Deputy Prime Ministers of Pakistan]] | ||
[[Category:Speakers of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] | [[Category:Speakers of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] | ||
[[Category:Punjabi people]] | |||
[[Category:Chaudhry family]] | [[Category:Chaudhry family]] | ||
[[Category:Chief Ministers of Punjab, Pakistan]] | [[Category:Chief Ministers of Punjab, Pakistan]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:55, 30 June 2022
Pervaiz Elahi | |
|---|---|
 چوہدری پرویز الٰہی | |
| Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2018 | |
| Deputy | Dost Muhammad Mazari |
| Preceded by | Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan |
| In office 19 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Deputy | Sardar Hassan Akhtar Mokal |
| Preceded by | Hanif Ramay |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi |
| Governor of Punjab (Acting) | |
| In office 18 August 2018 – 5 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rafique Rajwana |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Sarwar |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 25 June 2012 – 16 March 2013 | |
| President | Asif Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Pervez Ashraf |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Federal Minister for Industries | |
| In office 3 May 2011 – 16 March 2013 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Raja Pervez Ashraf |
| Advisor | Muhammad Basharat Raja |
| Senior Minister Cabinet of Pakistan | |
| In office May 2011 – June 2012 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Federal Minister for Defence Production | |
| In office May 2011 – June 2012 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Leader of the Opposition Pakistan | |
| In office 10 April 2008 – 16 September 2008 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf Muhammad Mian Soomro Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Preceded by | Fazal-ur-Rehman |
| Succeeded by | Nisar Ali Khan |
| Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 29 November 2002 – 18 November 2007 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
| Governor | Khalid Maqbool |
| Preceded by | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Succeeded by | Ejaz Nisar (Acting) |
| Leader of the Opposition Punjab (Acting) | |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Leader | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Local Bodies and Rural Development | |
| In office 1985–1993 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-105 (Gujrat-II) |
| In office 17 March 2008 – 16 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-58 (Attock-II) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-30 (Gujrat-III) |
| In office 25 November 2002 – 17 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | PP-292 (Rahimyar Khan-VIII) |
| In office 18 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 18 October 1993 - 17 November 1996 5 November 1990 - 28 June 1993 30 August 1988 - 6 August 1990 | |
| Constituency | PP-94 (Gujrat) |
| In office 12 March 1985 – 30 May 1988 | |
| Constituency | PP-28 (Gujrat) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1945[1] Gujrat, Punjab, British India[2] |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
| Children | 2 including Moonis Elahi |
| Relatives | See Chaudhry family |
| Alma mater | Forman Christian College University |
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (Punjabi, Urdu: چوہدری پرویز الہی); (born 1 November 1945) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, in office since August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018.
He served as the first and only Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2013. After a successful campaign in the 2002 general elections, he became the Chief Minister of Punjab Province and tenured until 2007. In 2008, he served as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Pakistan for short time. He was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was born 1 November 1945[3][4][1] in Gujrat, Punjab[2] to the industrialist Chaudhry Manzoor Elahi Warraich. He belongs to the Warriach clan of Punjabi Jats.[5][6][7] He hails from a family of politicians[2] and industrialists of Gujrat.[8][1][9] Chaudhary received his early education from Forman Christian College, Lahore till 1967[1][2] and later attended Watford College of Technology[8] from where he received his Diploma in Industrial Management.[1]
He is a cousin of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.[2]
He is married and has two sons.[8]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Elahi begun his political career after electing as the chairman of district council of Gujrat[2][10] for the four years in 1983.
He served as Provincial Minister[2][10] for Local Government and Rural Development for a period of eight years[1] from 1985 to 1993.
He was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the first time in 1985, second time in 1988, third time in 1990, and fourth time in 1993.
He also served as the acting leader of the opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 1993 to 1996, in the absence of Shahbaz Sharif who had gone to the United Kingdom for medical treatment.[10]
Several cases were registered against Elahi during Benazir Bhutto's government in 1993-1996 and he was sent to Adiala Jail where he spent several months.[11]
It was reported that Nawaz Sharif had promised Elahi that if PML-N won the 1997 Pakistani general election, Elahi would be made the chief minister of Punjab. However, when PML-N won the 1997 general elections, Nawaz appointed his brother Shahbaz Sharif as the Chief Minister of Punjab. To avoid the impression that Elahi was unhappy with this decision of Nawaz Sharif. Elahi supported Shahbaz Sharif for the position of Chief Minister however decided not to join the provincial cabinet of Shahbaz Sharif.[10][2][12]
He was re-elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the fifth time in 1997 and was elected as the speaker of Provincial Assembly of Punjab[1][2][10][12] in 1997 where he remained until June 2001.[13]
Following the 1999 coup he was detained by the National Accountability Bureau on corruption charges. Charges were dropped following an agreement they made to defect from the Pakistan Muslim League (N) with whom he have been part of till the ouster of PML-N government[12][10] and assist President Musharraf in building PML-Q.[8]
He along with his cousin Shujaat and other dissidents left PML-N to form their own party, PML-Q.[1][2][10]
He was re-elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the sixth time in 2002 Pakistani general election.[1]
Following the elections, Elahi was appointed as the chief minister of Punjab for the first time[12][10] where he served from October 2002 until the dissolution of the provincial government in October 2007.[12][1]
In the 2008 Pakistani general election, Elahi was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time and as the member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the seventh time.[1]
PML-Q nominated Elahi as its candidate for the post of prime ministers of Pakistan following the 2008 general elections.[12]
In 2008, he was made the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, however he quit this post later that year.[1][2][14]
He was made Federal Minister for Defence Production and Industries in Yousuf Raza Gilani cabinet.[15][2][1]
In 2011, the ceremonial post of deputy prime minister of Pakistan was created to appoint Elahi as the first deputy prime minister of Pakistan[16] having no powers even in the absence of the prime minister of Pakistan.[15][2]
In 2013 Pakistani general election, Elahi ran for seat of National Assembly from the NA-105 Gujrat constituency[2][17] and won it defeating candidates of PPP and PML-N.[18][6]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-65 and NA-69 in 2018 Pakistani general election. In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-30 (Gujrat-III).[19] Following his successful election, he abandoned his national assembly seats in favor of the provincial assembly seat.[20] He was named by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and PML-Q as their joint candidate for the office of Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab.[21] On 16 August 2018, he was re-elected as Speaker of the Punjab Assembly. He received 201 votes against his opponent Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar who secured 147 votes.[22][23]
On 19 August 2018, he became acting governor of Punjab[24] following the resignation of Rafique Rajwana.[25] In March 2022, Imran Khan nominated Pervez Elahi as a candidate for the post of Chief Minister of Punjab Province after the resignation of Usman Buzdar due no confidence motion against him.
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 "Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi". DAWN.COM. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ↑ "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Detail Information". 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "LAHORE: Pervaiz Elahi's father dies". DAWN.COM. 12 January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi takes Gujrat's NA-105". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ↑ "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Pervaiz Elahi as chief minister fought terrorists effectively: Wikileaks". www.thenews.com.pk. 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ↑ "Choosing right man for Punjab CM real test for Imran". The News. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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- ↑ "Zardari keeps alive PPP legacy of embracing political opponents". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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- ↑ "Pervaiz resigns as Leader of Opposition in NA -DAWN - Top Stories; September 15, 2008". Daily Times. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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- ↑ "Dunya News: Pakistan:-Pervez Elahi wins NA-105 seat..." dunyanews.tv. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ↑ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (27 July 2018). "PML-Q, PTI alliance makes clean sweep in Gujrat". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Khan, Iftikhar A. (14 August 2018). "By-polls on 11 NA seats to be held within two months". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "Pervez Elahi set to be elected as Speaker Punjab Assembly". The News. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "Pervez Elahi elected Speaker Punjab Assembly". The News. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "KP, Sindh chief ministers elected; Punjab Assembly elects Elahi as speaker". DAWN.COM. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "Notification". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ Rana Bilal, Dawn.com (15 August 2018). "Governor Punjab Rafique Rajwana resigns". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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