Chaudhry Altaf Hussain ( Punjabi and ) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 19th

Governor of Punjab, Pakistan The Governor of Punjab is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Punjab, Pakistan. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the elected ...

in 1993 and again from 1994 and 1995. Previously, he had been member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

from 1956 to 1958 and again from 1990 to 1993. He was then appointed as Governor of Punjab which he served for three years.

Early life and family

He was born on 28 May 1930 in a political family of

Jhelum District Jhelum District () is a district, located partially on the Pothohar Plateau and in Indus Plain, in Punjab, Pakistan. Jhelum is one of the oldest districts of Punjab. It was established on 23 March 1849. Jhelum is known for providing many sold ...

to former politician Chaudhry Mohammad Awais. He is the brother of former Chief Justice of

Lahore High Court The Lahore High Court () is a provincial court house based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established as a high court on 21 March 1882. The Lahore High Court has jurisdiction over the province of Punjab. The High Court's principal seat is ...

and former tehsil nazim chaudhry javaid hussain. His son

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is currently serving as member of

Political career

He was first elected to the

in 1956 which he served till 1958. He participated in the

1970 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 December 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly. They were the first direct general elections since the independence of Pakistan and ultimately the only ones held prior to the independence o ...

from his constituency but defeated. In 1981, he joined the

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and statesman who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until Death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also se ...

Majlis-i-Shura and remained a member till 1985. He again participated in the

1985 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 February 1985 to elect members of the National Assembly.Paki ...

as an independent candidate which he lost. In 1990, he joined

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

(PPP). He once again participated in

1990 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...

as a candidate of

(PPP) and defeated Raja Mohammad Afzal of the

Islami Jamhoori Ittehad The Islami Jamhuri Ittihad (IJI) was a right-wing conservative alliance formed in September 1988 to oppose the democratic socialist Pakistan Peoples Party in elections that year. The alliance comprised nine parties, of which the major components ...

(IJI). In 1993, he was appointed

where he served till July 1993. He was re-appointed in April 1994 where he remained in office till his death on 21 May 1995.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hussain, Chaudhry Altaf 1929 births 1995 deaths Pakistani MNAs 1955–1958 Pakistani MNAs 1990–1993 Pakistan People's Party MNAs Governors of Punjab, Pakistan People from Jhelum District 20th-century Pakistani lawyers Chaudhry family (Jhelum) Politicians from Jhelum