Ali Haider Gillani is a Pakistani politician who is the son of former

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Yusuf Raza Gillani Yusuf Raza Gilani (born 9 June 1952) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 16th Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012. He is currently serving as the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan since 2024. Chairma ...

. He was a member of

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from August 2018 till January 2023.

Abduction

On 9 May 2013, he was kidnapped in his home district of

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after unidentified gunmen attacked a gathering of the PPP. After three years, Ali, on 10 May 2016 was recovered in an operation by Afghan commandos in

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, Afghanistan.

Political career

He has been elected to the

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as a candidate of the

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(PPP) in the

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from PP-211 Multan-I.

References

Kidnapped Pakistani people Yousaf Raza Gillani 2013 in Pakistan Pakistani expatriates in Afghanistan Pakistani people of Iranian descent Children of prime ministers of Pakistan Ali Haider Living people Punjab MPAs 2024–2029 1984 births {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub