Chaudhry Amir Hussain (born 22 June 1942; Jammu and Kashmir) is a Pakistani politician. He was the 17th

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of the National Assembly of Pakistan, serving from 2002 to 2008. Chaudhry Amir Hussain was born in

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. 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

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& enrolled as an advocate. He is now an advocate of the

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. 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

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'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

went abroad for medical treatment.

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Living people 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 {{Pakistan-MNA-stub