Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry | |
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فضل الٰہی چودھری | |
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5th President of Pakistan | |
In office 14 August 1973 – 16 September 1978 | |
Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
8th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 15 August 1972 – 13 August 1973 | |
Deputy | Mohammad Haneef Khan |
Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Succeeded by | Sahibzada Farooq Ali |
6th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 12 January 1965 – 25 March 1969 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Afzal Cheema |
Succeeded by | A. T. M. Abdul Mateen |
Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan | |
In office 20 May 1956 – 7 October 1958 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Mubin-ul-Haq Siddiqui |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 14 April 1972 – 13 August 1973 | |
Constituency | NW-36 (Gujrat-II) |
In office 12 June 1965 – 25 March 1969 | |
Constituency | NW-24 (Gujrat-I) |
In office 8 June 1962 – 7 June 1965 | |
Constituency | NW-24 (Gujrat-II) |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan | |
In office 19 May 1956 – 7 October 1958 | |
Constituency | Gujrat District |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
In office 7 May 1951 – 14 October 1955 | |
Constituency | Gujrat-VII |
In office 15 August 1947 – 25 January 1949 | |
Constituency | Gujrat-VII |
Personal details | |
Born | Kharian, Punjab, British India (now, Punjab, Pakistan) | 1 January 1904
Died | 2 June 1982 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | (aged 78)
Political party | PPP |
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Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (Urdu: فضل الٰہی چودھری; 1 January 1904 – 2 June 1982) was a Pakistani politician who served as the fifth president of Pakistan from 1973 to 1978 prior to the imposition of martial law led by Chief of Army Staff General Zia-ul-Haq.[1] He also served as the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1965 to 1969 and the eighth speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1972 to 1973.