Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Fazal Elahi Chaudhry | |
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فضل الٰہی چودھری | |
| 5th President of Pakistan | |
| In office 14 August 1973 – 16 September 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (as Chief Martial Law Administrator) |
| 8th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 15 August 1972 – 13 August 1973 | |
| Deputy | Mohammad Haneef Khan |
| Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Sahibzada Farooq Ali |
| 6th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 12 January 1965 – 25 March 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Afzal Cheema |
| Succeeded by | A. T. M. Abdul Mateen |
| Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan | |
| In office 20 May 1956 – 7 October 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mubin-ul-Haq Siddiqui |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 14 April 1972 – 13 August 1973 | |
| Constituency | NW-36 (Gujrat-II) |
| In office 12 June 1965 – 25 March 1969 | |
| Constituency | NW-24 (Gujrat-I) |
| In office 8 June 1962 – 7 June 1965 | |
| Constituency | NW-24 (Gujrat-II) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan | |
| In office 19 May 1956 – 7 October 1958 | |
| Constituency | Gujrat District |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| In office 7 May 1951 – 14 October 1955 | |
| Constituency | Gujrat-VII |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 25 January 1949 | |
| Constituency | Gujrat-VII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1904 Kharian, Punjab, British India (now, Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 2 June 1982 (aged 78) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PPP |
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Fazal Elahi Chaudhry (Urdu: فضل الٰہی چودھری; 1 January 1904 – 2 June 1982) was a Pakistani politician who served as the fifth president of Pakistan from 1973 to 1978 prior to the imposition of martial law led by Chief of Army Staff General Zia-ul-Haq. He also served as the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1965 to 1969 and the eighth speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1972 to 1973.