Chaudhry Amir Hussain
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| Chaudhry Amir Hussain | |
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| In office September 19, 2002 – March 19, 2008 |
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| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Elahi Bux Soomro |
| Succeeded by | Fahmida Mirza |
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| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Chaudhry Amir Hussain is a Pakistani politician. He was the 17th Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan, serving from 2002 to 2008.
Hussain was born in Sialkot, Punjab and was elected as Speaker of the National Assembly on November 19, 2002,[1] succeeding Elahi Bux Soomro.
On October 2, 2007, 85 Pakistani opposition lawmakers resigned from the country's parliament to derail President Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid. The Parliament was to elect the new president before October 15. National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain stated that the resignations would not affect the presidential election.[2]
Hussain was defeated in the February 2008 parliamentary election.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Pakistan National Assembly speakers page. http://www.na.gov.pk.
- ^ Cnn.com, Mass walkout bid to stop Musharraf
- ^ Nirupama Subramanian, "Big heads roll in Pakistan poll", The Hindu, February 20, 2008.
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| Preceded by Elahi Bux Soomro |
Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan 19 September 2002 - 19 March 2008 |
Succeeded by Fehmida Mirza |
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