Pervez Musharraf Muhammad Mian Soomro (Acting) Asif Ali Zardari
Preceded by
Muhammad Mian Soomro (Caretaker)
Succeeded by
Raja Pervez Ashraf
15th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 17 October 1993 – 16 February 1997
Deputy
Syed Zafar Ali Shah
Preceded by
Gohar Ayub Khan
Succeeded by
Elahi Bux Soomro
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Pakistan
In office 26 March 2021 – 30 January 2022
Preceded by
Raja Zafar-ul-Haq
Succeeded by
Shahzad Waseem
Minister for Housing and Works
In office 1988–1990
Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto
Preceded by
Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani
Succeeded by
Islam Nabi
Minister for Railways
In office 28 January 1986 – 20 December 1986
Prime Minister
Muhammad Khan Junejo
Preceded by
Abdul Ghafoor Hoti
Succeeded by
Sardarzada Muhammad Ali Shah
Mayor of Multan
In office 1983–1985
Succeeded by
Salahuddin Dogar
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 29 February 2024 – 22 March 2024
Constituency
NA-148 Multan-I
In office 19 March 2008 – 19 June 2012
Constituency
NA-148 (Multan-I)
In office 22 March 1985 – 29th May 1988
In office 2nd December 1988 – 6 August 1990
In office 6 Nov 1990 – 18 July 1993
In office 19 October 1993 – 16 February 1997
Personal details
Born
(1952-06-09) 9 June 1952 (age 71) Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality
Pakistani
Political party
PPP (1980-present)
Spouse
Fauzia Gilani
Children
5
Alma mater
Government College University University of the Punjab
Yusuf Raza Gilani[a] (born 9 June 1952) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012. He is a veteran of Pakistan People's Party, and is currently serving as the vice-chairman of the party's Central Executive Committee, and in 2021 was elected as a Senator and his term ended when he took oath as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on 29 February 2024 and vacated the seat on 22 March 2024.[1]
Gilani was re-elected on 14 March 2024 after receiving 204 votes and currently is a Senator of the Senate of Pakistan.[2] He is the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan since 9 April 2024.[3]
Born into a poor clan of Multan, Gilani studied political journalism from the Government College University and University of the Punjab in Lahore. In 1978, he joined the Pakistan Muslim League and worked in the military government of president Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. Gilani resigned from the Muslim League in 1986 and subsequently joined the Pakistan People's Party in 1988. He served in the cabinet of Benazir Bhutto as the Minister of Tourism in 1989–1990, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development in 1990–1993 and Speaker of the National Assembly in 1993–1997. Gilani was arrested in 2001 on accusations of corruption by military president Pervez Musharraf and was imprisoned for around six years at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.
Following the 2008 general elections, Gilani was elected the Prime Minister of Pakistan by consensus of the Central Executive Committee of the People's Party. Upon inauguration, he strengthened parliamentary democracy and began an impeachment motion against Musharraf, which prompted the latter to abscond from the country. Furthermore, Gilani initiated ineffective foreign policies, nationalisation programmes and founded the University of Swat in July 2010. He is commonly credited with ending the judicial crisis in March 2009 and improving nuclear energy projects throughout the country. In June 2012, Gilani was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on corruption allegations. He briefly exiled from national politics until April 2017, when his disqualification term ended. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Pakistan from 2021 to 2022.
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^@KasimGillani (22 March 2024). "Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani has been notified as a senator, his National Assembly seat #NA148 stands vacant" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^"Gilani triumphant from Islamabad as PPP dominates Senate by-polls". The Express Tribune. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^"PPP formally names Gilani for Senate chairman". The Express Tribune. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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