Chaudhry Amir Hussain | |
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| 17th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 19 September 2002 – 19 March 2008 | |
| Deputy | Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan |
| Preceded by | Elahi Bux Soomro |
| Succeeded by | Fahmida Mirza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1942 Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) (now Jammu and Kashmir, India) |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Before 1985) Pakistan Muslim League- Functional (1985–1988) Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (1988–2002) Pakistan Muslim League- Quaid (2002–present) |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab |
Chaudhry Amir Hussain (born 22 June 1942; Jammu and Kashmir) is a Pakistani politician. He was the 17th Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan, serving from 2002 to 2008.[1]
Chaudhry Amir Hussain was born in Jammu. His family migrated to Sialkot in 1947. He did M.A., LLB from the University of the Punjab & enrolled as an advocate. He is now an advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan. He started his parliamentary politics in 1985 when he was elected Member National Assembly of Pakistan. He represented his constituency five terms. He remained Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs. He also served as a Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2008.[2][3]
On October 2, 2007, 85 Pakistani opposition lawmakers resigned from the country's parliament to derail President Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid. The parliament was to elect the new president before October 15. National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain stated that the resignations would not affect the presidential election.[4]
Hussain was defeated in his constituency in Sialkot in the February 2008 parliamentary election.[5]
