Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
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.Fazal Elahi Chaudhry was born on 1 January 1904 into an influential Punjabi Gujjar[2][3] family in Marala village, near the city of Kharian, Gujrat District in Punjab Province.Upon the independence of Pakistan, he was given the post of Parliamentary Secretary, and was included in Liaquat Ali Khan's cabinet, serving as the education and health minister.In 1962, when Ayub Khan announced the elections, he was selected as the Deputy Opposition Leader of the House on the basis of his experience and knowledge about parliamentary proceedings.On 16 September 1978, Chaudhry handed the charge of the presidency to ruling military general Zia-ul-Haq who succeeded him as the sixth president, in addition to being the Chief Martial Law Administrator and the Chief of Army Staff.He presented Pakistan as an Islamic country in the world.
Fazal ElahiHis ExcellencyPresident of PakistanZulfikar Ali BhuttoMuhammad Zia-ul-HaqSpeaker of the National Assembly of PakistanDeputySahibzada Farooq AliDeputy Speaker of the National Assembly of PakistanMohammad Afzal CheemaA. T. M. Abdul MateenSpeaker of the Provincial Assembly of West PakistanNational Assembly of PakistanProvincial Assembly of PunjabKharianPunjab, British IndiaPunjab, PakistanLahoreAlma materAligarh Muslim UniversityUniversity of the Punjabmartial lawChief of Army StaffZia-ul-HaqPunjabiGujjarMaralaGujrat DistrictPunjab ProvinceCivil lawPunjabPunjab UniversityPolitical Science1930 Indian general electionMuslim League1946 Indian provincial electionsindependence of PakistanLiaquat Ali Khan's cabineteducationhealthPakistan permanent representativeUnited NationsSpeaker of the West Pakistan Legislative AssemblyConvention Muslim League1965 presidential electionDeputy Speaker of the National AssemblyNational AssemblyPakistan Peoples PartySpeaker of the National AssemblyKhan Amirzadah KhanZulfiqar Ali BhuttoPrime Ministerfigureheadconstitution of 1973Operation Fair Playgovernment operationsmilitarynational affairsChairmanJoint Chiefs of StaffpresidencyChief Martial Law AdministratorZulfikar Ali Bhutto Presidents of PakistanIskandar Ali MirzaAyub KhanYahya KhanGhulam Ishaq KhanWasim SajjadFarooq LeghariMuhammad Rafiq TararPervez MusharrafMuhammad Mian SoomroAsif Ali ZardariMamnoon HussainArif AlviMuhammad Ali JinnahMaulvi Tamizuddin KhanAbdul Wahab KhanFazlul Qadir ChaudhryAbdul Jabbar KhanMalik Meraj KhalidFakhar ImamHamid Nasir ChatthaGohar Ayub KhanYousaf Raza GillaniElahi Bux SoomroChaudhry Amir HussainFahmida MirzaSardar Ayaz SadiqAsad QaiserRaja Pervaiz Ashraf