Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry

Fazal Elahi Chaudhry
فضل الٰہی چودھری
5th President of Pakistan
In office
14 August 1973 – 16 September 1977
Prime MinisterZulfikar Ali Bhutto
Preceded byZulfikar Ali Bhutto
Succeeded byMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq
8th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
15 August 1972 – 13 August 1973
DeputyMohammad Haneef Khan
Preceded byZulfikar Ali Bhutto
Succeeded bySahibzada Farooq Ali
6th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
12 January 1965 – 25 March 1969
Preceded byMohammad Afzal Cheema
Succeeded byA. T. M. Abdul Mateen
Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan
In office
20 May 1956 – 7 October 1958
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMubin-ul-Haq Siddiqui
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
14 April 1972 – 13 August 1973
ConstituencyNW-36 (Gujrat-II)
In office
12 June 1965 – 25 March 1969
ConstituencyNW-24 (Gujrat-I)
In office
8 June 1962 – 7 June 1965
ConstituencyNW-24 (Gujrat-II)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan
In office
19 May 1956 – 7 October 1958
ConstituencyGujrat District
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
7 May 1951 – 14 October 1955
ConstituencyGujrat-VII
In office
15 August 1947 – 25 January 1949
ConstituencyGujrat-VII
Personal details
Born(1904-01-01)1 January 1904
Kharian, Punjab, British India (now, Punjab, Pakistan)
Died2 June 1982(1982-06-02) (aged 78)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPPP
Alma mater

Fazal Elahi 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.

  1. ^ "The Democratically Elected and the Military Presidents of Pakistan". Dunya News. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2022.