Chaudhry Altaf Hussain (

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

and ur, ), was a Pakistani politician who served as the 19th

Governor of Punjab, Pakistan The Governor of Punjab is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Punjab, Pakistan. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the Chief Mini ...

in 1993 and again from 1994 and 1995. Previously, he had been member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

from 1956 to 1958 and again from 1990 to 1993. He was then appointed as Governor of Punjab which he served for three years.

Early life and family

He was born on 28 May 1929 in a political family of

Jhelum District Jhelum District (Urdu and pnb, ), is partially in Pothohar Plateau, and partially in Punjab Plain of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Jhelum is one of the oldest districts of Punjab. It was established on 23 March 1849. According to the 1998 ...

to former politician Chaudhry Mohammad Awais. He is the brother of former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court and former federal minister Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain. His son Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf and nephew

Fawad Chaudhry Fawad Ahmed Hussain Chaudhry (born 7 April 1970) is a Pakistani politician and a senior member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, who was Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, in office since 14 April 2021 to 10 April 2022. Previously ...

currently serving as member of

Political career

He was first elected to the

in 1956 which he served till 1958. He participated in

1970 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 December 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly. They were the first general elections since the independence of Pakistan and ultimately the only ones held prior to the independence of Bang ...

from his constituency but defeated. In 1981, he joined the Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Majlis-i-Shura and remained a member till 1985. He again participated in

1985 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 February 1985 to elect members of the National Assembly.Paki ...

as an independent candidate which he lost. In 1990, he joined

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

(PPP). He once again participated in

1990 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...

as a candidate of

(PPP) and defeated Raja Mohammad Afzal of the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI). In 1993, he was appointed

where he served till July 1993. He was re-appointed in April 1994 where he remained in office till his death on 21 May 1995.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hussain, Chaudhry Altaf 1929 births 1995 deaths Pakistani MNAs 1955–1958 Pakistani MNAs 1990–1993 Pakistan People's Party MNAs Governors of Punjab, Pakistan People from Jhelum District 20th-century Pakistani lawyers Chaudhry family (Jhelum) Politicians from Jhelum