Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
| Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry فضل الہی چودہری |
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| 5th President of Pakistan | |
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In office 14 August 1973 – 16 September 1978 |
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| Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
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In office 15 August 1972 – 13 August 1973 |
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| Deputy | Mohammad Haneef Khan |
| Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Sahibzada Farooq Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1904 Kharian, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 2 June 1982 (aged 78) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Alma mater |
Aligarh Muslim University University of the Punjab |
| Religion | Islam |
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry English IPA: fəzɛl ɪllɑɦi t͡ʃɒɪdɾɪ (Punjabi, Urdu: فضل الہی چودہری; 1 January 1904 – 2 June 1982), was the fifth President of Pakistan, serving from 1973 until 1978, prior to the martial law led by Chief of Army Staff General Zia-ul-Haq. (see codename Fair Play)
After the successful promulgation of country's constitution in 1973, Chaudhry was elected as the president, succeeded Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and became the first president of country from the Punjabi class of the Punjab Province. Taking an active role in the Pakistan Movement through the platform of the Muslim League, Chaudhry was appointed minister in the Liaquat Ali Khan government in 1947, and further joined the Pakistan permanent representative's delegation to the United Nations in 1951.
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