| Preceded by Elahi Bux Soomro Succeeded by Fahmida Mirza | Role Pakistani Politician Name Chaudhry Hussain | |
| Deputy Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Born 22 June 1942 (age 73) Sialkot, British Raj (now Pakistan) (1942-06-22) 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 | ||
Education University of the Punjab | ||
Chaudhry Amir Hussain is a Pakistani politician. He was the 17th Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan, serving from 2002 to 2008.
Chaudhry Amir Hussain was born in the city of Sialkot, to a Gujjar family.
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.
Hussain was defeated in the February 2008 parliamentary election.
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