Yusuf Raza Gilani
| Yousaf Raza Gillani یوسف رضا گیلانی |
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| 16th Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 25 March 2008 – 26 April 2012 |
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| President |
Pervez Musharraf Muhammad Mian Soomro Asif Ali Zardari |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Mian Soomro |
| Succeeded by | Raja Pervez Ashraf |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
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In office 17 October 1993 – 16 February 1997 |
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| Deputy | Syed Zafar Ali Shah |
| Preceded by | Gohar Ayub Khan |
| Succeeded by | Elahi Bux Soomro |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani 9 June 1952 Multan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Spouse(s) | Fauzia Gillani |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater |
Forman Christian College Government College University University of the Punjab |
Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani also spelled Gilani (Urdu: یوسف رضا گیلانی; pronounced [ˈjuːsʊf ˈrəzɑː ɡɪˈlɑːniː]; born 9 June 1952) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 16th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 25 March 2008 until his retroactive disqualification and ouster by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 26 April 2012. He currently serves as the vice-chairman of the central executive committee of the Pakistan Peoples Party.
After 1988 general elections, he secured his ministerial appointment in the Ministry of Tourism in the government of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, and since then, he had been a senior member of parliament for the Multan District. After his party securing the plurality in the 1993 general elections, Gillani was elevated 15th Speaker of the National Assembly by the-Prime minister Benazir Bhutto, a post he held until 16 February 1997. On 11 February 2001, Gillani was imprisoned in Adiala Jail by a military court instituted under President Pervez Musharraf on accusations and charges of corruption, and released on 7 October 2006.
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