Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain

Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain
Chaudhry
President of Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Disputed
Assumed office
26 January 2023
Preceded byShujaat Hussain[1]
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-104 (Gujrat-I)
Personal details
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Gujrat, Punjab, British India
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (Q) (2023-present)
RelativesChaudhry family
Education
Alma materB.A. and B.S
Profession

Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain (Urdu: چوہدری وجاہت حسین; born c. 1950) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013. In 2023, he was appointed as the president of PML-Q after his brother Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain was removed from the position by a breakaway faction. Later, Election commission of Pakistan reverted the decision and stated it an illegal move. Also given all powers back to Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. He was member of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf[3] until he announced going back to Shujaat's PML-Q.[4] He is the father of the current member national assembly Chaudhry Hussain Elahi and uncle of Moonis Elahi and Chaudhry Salik Hussain.[2]

  1. ^ "Ch Shujaat 'sacked' as PML-Q president". The News International (newspaper). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arithmetic of political families in national, provincial assemblies". Retrieved 20 December 2002.
  3. ^ "Arithmetic of political families in national, provincial assemblies". Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Ch Wajahat Hussain quits PTI, returns to Shujaat's PML-Q". The Express Tribune. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.