Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi
Zahoor Elahi | |
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| Member of National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| Constituency | NW-35 (Gujrat-I) |
| In office 8 June 1962 – 1964 | |
| Constituency | NW-23 (Gujrat-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zahoor Elahi 1917 Gujrat, Punjab, British India |
| Died | September 25, 1981 (aged 63–64) |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League |
| Children | 3, including
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| Relatives | see Chaudhry family |
| Occupation | Politician |
Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi (Urdu: چوہدری ظہور الٰہی,1917 – 25 September 1981) was a Pakistani politician from Gujrat, Punjab, British India (now Gujrat, Pakistan).
A Jat of the Warraich clan, Elahi began his career as a police constable. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, he retired from the police force and joined his elder brother, Chaudhry Manzoor Elahi, in a textile engineering venture. The brothers jointly purchased and operated a textile mill in Gujrat.
Elahi entered local politics in the 1950s. During Ayub Khan's rule, he became a political opponent of Nawab of Kalabagh Amir Mohammad Khan, the governor of West Pakistan. As the Secretary-General of the Convention Muslim League, he opposed Bhutto and was imprisoned during their conflict; his family property was also confiscated by the government.
Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi was assassinated in Lahore in 1981 by Razaq Jharna, a member of Al-Zulfikar, an organization led by Murtaza Bhutto.