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Chaudhary Pervez Elahi

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan
In office
25 June 2012 – 16 March 2013
President Asif Zardari
Prime Minister Pervez Ashraf
Preceded by Office established
Succeeded by Vacant
Leader of the Opposition
In office
25 March 2008 – 17 September 2008
President Asif Zardari
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded by Fazal-ur-Rehman
Succeeded by Nisar Ali Khan
Chief Minister of Punjab
In office
29 November 2002 – 18 November 2007
President Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
Governor Khalid Maqbool
Preceded by Shahbaz Sharif
Succeeded by Ejaz Nisar (Acting)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
1 June 2013
Constituency NA-105 (Gujrat-II)
In office
17 March 2008 – 31 May 2013
Constituency NA-58 (Attock-II)
Personal details
Born (1945-11-01) 1 November 1945 (age 71)
Gujrat, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Children Monis Elahi
Son
Relatives See Chaudhry family
Alma mater Forman Christian College University

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (Urdu: چوہدری پرویز الہی‎; born 1 November 1945) is a Pakistani politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 2008 and is provincial president of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).

Being noted of being the first and only Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan, appointed in 2013. After a successful campaign in the 2002 general elections, he became the Chief Minister of Punjab Province and tenured until 2007. Contesting well in the general elections in 2008, he served as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Pakistan for short time. He secured his victory in general elections in 2013.

Elahi was born 1 November 1945 in Gujrat, Punjab to industrialist Chaudhry Manzoor Elahi. According to another report, he was born on 17 November 1972.

He belongs to a political and industrialists family from Gujrat.

Elahi received his early education from Forman Christian College, Lahore in 1967 and later attended Watford College of Technology, London from where he received Diploma in Industrial Management.

He is a cousin of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.

He is married and has two sons.

Elahi begun his political career after electing as the chairman of district council of Gujrat for the four years in 1983.


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