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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-suffix =
| name = Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain
| office1 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start1 = 2002
| term_end1 = 2013
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Gujrat city]], [[Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| constituency1 = [[Constituency NA-104|NA-104 (Gujrat-I)]]
| profession = * Businessman
* Politician
* [[Agronomist]]<ref name="dawn.com"/>
| citizenship =
| nationality = Pakistani
| otherparty = [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (2023-2025)
| relatives = ''[[:Category:Chaudhry family|Chaudhry family]]''
| education = * [[Aitchison College]]
* [[George Washington University]]
| alma_mater = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] and [[Bachelor of Science|B.S]]
}}

'''Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|چوہدری وجاہت حسین}}}}; born {{circa|1950}}) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from 2002 to 2013. In 2023, he was appointed as the president of PML-Q after his brother [[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain]] was removed from the position by a breakaway faction. Later, [[Election]] commission of [[Pakistan]] reverted the decision and stated it an illegal move. Also given all powers back to Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. He was member of [[Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf]]<ref name="thenews.com.pk">{{cite news|title=Arithmetic of political families in national, provincial assemblies|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1036081-who-is-pml-q-president-ecp-rules-in-favour-of-chaudhry-shujaat|access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref> until he announced going back to Shujaat's PML-Q.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=Ch Wajahat Hussain quits PTI, returns to Shujaat's PML-Q |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2418023/ch-wajahat-hussain-quits-pti-returns-to-shujaats-pml-q |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> He is the father of the current member national assembly [[Chaudhry Hussain Elahi]] and uncle of [[Moonis Elahi]] and [[Chaudhry Salik Hussain]].<ref name="dawn.com">{{cite news|title=Arithmetic of political families in national, provincial assemblies|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/73823/arithmetic-of-political-families-in-national-provincial-assemblies|access-date=20 December 2002}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain, also known as "Commander Gujrat", son of [[Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi]], was born in 1950 in Gujrat. He is a graduate of [[George Washington University]] in USA where he completed a bachelor's degree in [[Political Science]]. For his primary and high school, he attended the [[Aitchison College|Aitchison College Lahore]], where many Pakistani businessmen and politicians have attended.<ref name="dawn.com">{{cite news|title=Arithmetic of political families in national, provincial assemblies|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/73823/arithmetic-of-political-families-in-national-provincial-assemblies|access-date=20 December 2002}}</ref>

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from [[Constituency NA-104|Constituency NA-104 (Gujrat-I)]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) in the [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ghumman|first1=Khawar|title=Arithmetic of political families in national, provincial assemblies|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/73823|access-date=29 June 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=20 December 2002|language=en}}</ref> He received 82,126 votes and defeated [[Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul]]. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the National Assembly from [[Constituency NA-105|Constituency NA-105 (Gujrat-II)]] as an independent candidate but was unsuccessful. He received 1,061 votes and lost the seat to [[Shujaat Hussain]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archive-date=26 January 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-104 (Gujrat-I) as a candidate of PML-Q in the [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=the|title=Alliance 'in the making': Rivals refuse to expunge history|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/623612|access-date=26 July 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=24 April 2011|language=en}}</ref> He received 96,379 votes and defeated Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=11 April 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archive-date=5 January 2018}}</ref> On 3 May 2011, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-Q ministers and their portfolios|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/613546-pml-q-ministers-and-their-portfolios|access-date=21 August 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Thirteen PML-Q ministers allocated portfolios|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/625744|access-date=21 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=3 May 2011|language=en}}</ref> where he served until 15 May 2011. On 16 May, he was made Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower where he served until 30 June 2011. From 1 July to 29 July, he remained in the federal cabinet with the status of a federal minister without any portfolio. On 30 July, he was appointed as Federal Minister for Human Resource Development where he continued to serve until June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani|url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/cabinet/userfiles1/file/Info%20serveces/Federal%20Cabinet%20since%201947/12%20april%20updated/Federal%20Cabinet%20of%20Syed%20Yousaf%20Raza%20Gillani,%20Latest_doc.pdf|publisher=Cabinet division|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref> In June 2012, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister [[Raja Pervaiz Ashraf]] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Human Resource Development where he served until May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Ashraf|url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/cabinet/userfiles1/file/Info%20serveces/Federal%20Cabinet%20since%201947/12%20april%20updated/Federal%20Cabinet%20of%20Raja%20Pervez%20Asharaf.pdf|publisher=Cabinet division|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-104 (Gujrat-I) as a candidate of PML-Q in the [[2013 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gujrat showdown: Pervaiz Elahi to face Ahmed Mukhtar - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/528965/gujrat-showdown-pervaiz-elahi-to-face-ahmed-mukhtar/|access-date=29 June 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=31 March 2013}}</ref> He received 81,231 votes and lost the seat to [[Nawabzada Mazhar Ali]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2018}}</ref>

On 26 January 2023, he was appointed the as the president of PML-Q after his brother [[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain]] was removed from the position<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-26 |title=PML-Q strips Chaudhry Shujaat of president status, hands command to Wajahat Hussain |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/26-Jan-2023/pml-q-strips-chaudhry-shujaat-of-president-status-hands-command-to-wajahat-hussain |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> by a breakaway faction which terminated the [[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain]]'s party membership for party rules violations.<ref name="thenews">{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1034497-shujaat-sacked-as-pml-qs-president|title=Ch Shujaat 'sacked' as PML-Q president|date=26 January 2023|access-date=26 January 2023|work=The News International (newspaper)}}</ref> But later [[Election Commission of Pakistan|Election Commission]], announced that Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain will remain president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=Shujaat to remain PML-Q president, rules ECP |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/05-May-2023/shujaat-to-remain-pml-q-president-rules-ecp |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> On 22 May 2023, Chaudhary Wajahat Hussain announced returning to PML-Q.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title=Ch Wajahat quits PTI, rejoins PML-Q |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/23-May-2023/ch-wajahat-quits-pti-rejoins-pml-q |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Chaudhry family]]
[[Category:People from Gujrat District]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (Q) politicians]]
[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013]]

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