Fazal-ur-Rehman (politician)
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Fazl-ur-Rehman MNA |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 25 May 2004 – 15 November 2007 |
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| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
| Preceded by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 June 1953 Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) |
| Other political affiliations |
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) (2002–2008) |
Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman (Urdu: مولانا فضل الرحمٰن; born 19 June 1953) is a Pakistani politician who is the current President of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F). Rehman previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2004 to 2007 during which time he was the Secretary General of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal.
Rehman rose to national prominence in 1988 and has been elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan since 1988. Rehman and his party remained coalition partners of the federal government during first and second ministry of Benazir Bhutto, Gillani ministry and third Sharif ministry.
Rehman was born on 19 June 1953 in Dera Ismail Khan.
Rehman hails from a religious and political family Dera Ismail Khan. His father, Mufti Mahmud was an Islamic scholar and politician who served as the chief minister of Khyber Packtunkhwa from 1972 to 1973.
Rehman begun his political career as the secretary general of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in 1980 at the age of 27 after the death of his father Mufti Mahmud who was the leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam before his death.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam later split into two factions in the mid 1980s with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), the main faction led by Rehman.
Rehman was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in Pakistani general elections, 1988 for the first time on from D.I.Khan seat. He then made connections with Afghan Taliban.
Rehman ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan in Pakistani general elections, 1990 for the second time on from D.I.Khan sea however couldn't win the election.
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