Chaudhry Amir Hussain (born 22 June 1942;
Jammu and Kashmir) is a Pakistani politician. He was the 17th
Speaker
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of the
National Assembly of Pakistan, serving from 2002 to 2008.
Chaudhry Amir Hussain was born in
Jammu
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...
. His family migrated to
Sialkot
Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Ka ...
in 1947. He got his M.A 'LLB from the
University of the Punjab
The University of the Punjab (Urdu, pnb, ), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public, research, coeducational higher education institution located in Lahore, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan. ...
& enrolled as an advocate. He is now an advocate of the
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ( ur, ; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Established in accordance to thePart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate a ...
. He started his parliamentary politics in 1985 when he was elected as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He represented his constituency for five terms. He remained Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs. He also served as a Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2008.
On October 2, 2007, 85 Pakistani opposition lawmakers resigned from the country's parliament to derail President
Pervez Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of t ...
'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.
Hussain was defeated in the
February 2008 parliamentary election.
Acting President of Pakistan
Chaudhry Amir Hussain was the acting President of Pakistan from 2007–2007,
when President
Pervez Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of t ...
went abroad for medical treatment.
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Pakistan Muslim League (Q) politicians
People from Sialkot
Speakers of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Acting presidents of Pakistan
presidents of Pakistan
1942 births
Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians
Pakistan Muslim League (F) politicians
Punjabi people
University of the Punjab alumni
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