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Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman

Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman
MNA
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Emir of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F)
Assumed office
1988
Leader of the Opposition
In office
25 May 2004 – 15 November 2007
President Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
Preceded by Benazir Bhutto
Succeeded by Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
1 June 2013
In office
18 November 2002 – 18 November 2007
Constituency NA-24 (D.I.Khan)
In office
17 March 2008 – 31 May 2013
Constituency NA-26 (Bannu)
In office
2 December 1988 – 12 October 1999
Constituency D.I.Khan
Personal details
Born (1953-06-19) 19 June 1953 (age 64)
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party JUI-Flag1.jpeg 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 currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and the 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. According to another report, he was born on 1 September 1953.

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 Pakhtunkhwa 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.


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