34 Facts About Shujaat Hussain

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain was born on 27 January 1946 and is a senior Pakistani politician who previously served as 16th prime minister of Pakistan.

Shujaat Hussain successfully contested in the non-partisan 1985 elections and was appointed as minister of industry in the government of Prime minister Muhammad Junejo, lasting until 1988.

Shujaat Hussain became a leader and influential conservative figure in the Islamic Democratic Alliance between 1988 and 1990 and joined the Pakistan Muslim League under Nawaz Sharif in 1993.

Shujaat Hussain served as the 26th Interior minister in the government of Prime minister Nawaz Sharif in two non-consecutive terms from 1990 to 1993 and 1997 to 1999.

Originally a loyalist of Nawaz Sharif, Shujaat Hussain defected to autocratic leader Pervez Musharraf after 1999 and became member of the new PML-Q.

Shujaat Hussain's family remains influential in national politics and his younger cousin Pervez Illahi served as Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007 during Musharraf's military rule.

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain was born on 27 January 1946 in the Gujrat District, Punjab, of former British Indian Empire.

Shujaat Hussain was born in a Punjabi Jat family belonging to Warraich clan.

Shujaat Hussain's ancestors hailed from rural Gujrat and had no initial political background.

Shujaat Hussain's father Zahoor Elahi was a junior constable in Punjab Police but quit the police service to establish a cotton mill.

Shujaat Hussain's family lost a cotton mill as a result of Indian partition but re-established the mill in Gujrat after the establishment of Pakistan in 1947.

In 1962, Shujaat Hussain attended the Forman Christian College University and graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration in 1965 and pursued an MA in Industrial management in UK.

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain entered in the national politics after the assassination of his father.

Shujaat Hussain participated and campaign successfully in non-partisan 1985 general elections and maintains ties with PML.

Shujaat Hussain became a crucial power broker in the Islamist regime Zia-ul-Haq.

Shujaat Hussain was imprisoned during second tenure of Bhutto in 1994 in politically-motivated cases filed by Federal Investigation Agency DG Rehman Malik.

Shujaat Hussain was the leading member of right-wing alliance, the Islamic Democratic Alliance and won parliamentary seat during 1988 general elections, and headed the Parliamentary Party of Joint Opposition in the National Assembly from 1988 to 1990.

Shujaat Hussain acted as the parliamentary party leader of the Pakistan Muslim League in the National Assembly.

Shujaat Hussain was one of high-profile cabinet member of Prime minister Nawaz Sharif who appointed Shujaat as the President of the PML-N in Punjab from 1997 to 1999.

However, Shujaat Hussain mounted serious disagreement and confronted Nawaz Sharif after Sharif imposing economic emergency in 1998.

Shujaat Hussain's relations became extremely hostile during the Kargil war, claiming that Sharif had been briefed by chief of army staff general Pervez Musharraf six times as opposed to Sharif claiming not having "knowledge".

In 2001, Shujaat Hussain decided to defect to PML after Sharif was exiled to Saudi Arabia in 2000 and contested from Gujrat through the PML platform during the 2002 general elections.

In January 2003, Shujaat Hussain was nominated and assumed the party's presidency after succeeding Mian Muhammad Azhar on a party convention.

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain endorsed and provided his support to appoint his lifelong friend Zafarullah Khan Jamali as country's first Baloch prime minister.

Shujaat Hussain temporarily become Prime Minister because Aziz can not be elected Prime Minister, as he was a member of senate.

At the Parliament, Shujaat Hussain told journalists that his election as Prime Minister was "not an interim appointment" but in keeping with the Constitution.

On 23 August 2004, Shujaat Hussain handed over the office of prime minister to Shaukat Aziz, though Shujaat Hussain remained the party president of the Pakistan Muslim League.

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is the eldest son of Chaudhry Zahoor Ilahi.

Shujaat Hussain has two brothers, Wajahat Hussain and Shafaat Hussain, and six sisters.

Shujaat Hussain had been a strong and vocal supporter of Pakistan's bilateral relations with South Korea.

Shujaat Hussain helped in bringing South Korea investment in the country and supports South-Korean model of economy in the country.

Shujaat Hussain is a recipient of South Korea's highest diplomatic award Order of the Diplomatic Service Merit "Ueung-in-Metal" for distinguished services in promoting mutual relations between Pakistan and Republic of Korea.

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is one of the powerful business personalities in Pakistan.

Shujaat Hussain is investor in defence production, military technological development, and industrial mills.