Fawad Chaudhry is a Pakistani politician, lawyer and journalist from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. He served as the Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting, overseeing media affairs. He previously held the role of Federal Minister for Science and Technology. He has been an active member of the National Assembly and has played an important role in the core committee of the party. He has also served as a Special Assistant in the Federal Cabinet, focusing on information, political affairs and policy implementation.
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Wiki/Biography
Fawad Ahmed Hussain Choudhary aka Chaudhary Fawad Hussain aka Fawad Choudhary was born on Tuesday, 7 April 1970 (age 53 years; as in 2023) in Dina village of Punjab province, Pakistan. His zodiac sign is Aries. He did his schooling from FG School Mangla Cantt (1991). He obtained his law degree from Government College University, Lahore (GCUL) from 1993 to 1995. In 1998, he opened his own company First Law Company which works on law related issues.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (Approx): 90 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
family and caste
He was born into a politically active Muslim-Jat family of the Vains (also known as Bains) caste.
parents and siblings
His father’s name was Naseem Hussain Chaudhary who was a politician. He has a younger brother named Faraz Chaudhary.
Faraz Chaudhary, younger brother of Fawad Chaudhary
wife and children
He has been married twice. The name of his first wife is Saima Ijaz. They later divorced each other and he married internet personality Hiba Khan in 2015. The couple has two daughters and one of them is named Nisa Hussain.
Fawad Chaudhary with his second wife Hiba Khan and two daughters
other relatives
He had three uncles, namely Chaudhry Altaf Hussain, twice Governor of Punjab Province in Pakistan, Javed Hussain Chaudhry, and Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry, who served as Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court for the longest period after partition. His grandfather’s name was Chaudhary Mohammad Awais who was a soldier in the British Army. His maternal grandfather’s name was Chaudhary Shah Mohammad.
Fawad Chaudhry’s uncle, Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry, was the longest serving Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court in the post-partition era.
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livelihood
Journalist
He worked as a political analyst and anchor for the Urdu news channel Neo News and hosted the Khabar Ke Pechaay programme. In 2015, he interviewed former mayor of Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal.
Fawad Chaudhry worked as a journalist before becoming a full-time politician
Politician
early years
In the Pakistani general election, 2002, he contested for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-25 (Jhelum-II); However, he was not successful in securing the seat and received 161 votes. The seat was won by Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) candidate Chaudhry Tasneem Nasir, who secured 38,626 votes.
Fawad Chaudhary (right) with Shah Mehmood Qureshi during a political rally.
In 2008, he joined Pervez Musharraf’s party All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) and was its media coordinator until 2012.
A selfie of Fawad Chaudhary (left) with Pervez Musharraf
In March 2012, he joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). In April 2012, he became part of the federal cabinet under Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. He was given the position of Special Assistant to the Prime Minister to handle information and political matters. During this period he had the status of Minister of State. His tenure in the cabinet continued until June 2012 when Prime Minister Gilani was disqualified, leading to the dissolution of the federal cabinet.
Fawad Chaudhry (left) in a meeting with Yousuf Raza Gilani.
In July 2012, Raja Pervez Ashraf assumed the role of Prime Minister and Chaudhry was once again inducted into the federal cabinet. This time, he was appointed as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs. He served in this position until March 2013, when his term expired.
Fawad Chaudhry (far left) during a session of the Pakistan National Assembly.
In the Pakistani general election, 2013, he contested for the National Assembly seat from NA-63 (Jhelum-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid-e-Azam Group (PML-Quaid) party; However, he was not successful in securing the seat and received a total of 34,072 votes and lost to Malik Iqbal Mehdi Khan.
Fawad Chaudhary (right) with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
In the same election, he also ran as an independent candidate for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-24 (Jhelum-1). He got only 82 votes and lost the seat to Raja Muhammad Awais Khan.
Fawad Chaudhary (right) giving the award
Joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Party
He became a member of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in June 2016.
Fawad Chaudhary (right) with Imran Khan.
He contested the August 2016 by-election for the National Assembly seat from Constituency NA-63 (Jhelum-II) as a PTI candidate; However, he did not win the seat. He received 74,819 votes and lost the election to Nawabzada Raja Matloob Mehdi. In November 2016, he was appointed as the spokesperson of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. In March 2018, following the resignation of Shafqat Mahmood, he was given the additional charge of Secretary Information of PTI.
Fawad Chaudhary speaking during a program
In June 2018, he was selected as a candidate for the 2018 Pakistani general election from Constituency NA-67 (Jhelum-II); However, his nomination papers were rejected by an election tribunal after a petition was filed alleging that he had not paid agriculture tax. Chaudhary filed an appeal against the tribunal’s decision in the Lahore High Court and the court allowed him to contest the elections. He emerged victorious from Constituency NA-67 (Jhelum-II) in the 2018 general election and secured 93,102 votes, defeating Nawabzada Raja Matloob Mehdi, representing the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) party.
Fawad Chaudhary waving towards his supporters during a political campaign rally
In the same election, he was also elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a PTI candidate from Constituency PP-27 (Jhelum-III) and received 67,003 votes, defeating his rival Nasir Mahmood of the PML-N party. Following his successful election to the national and provincial assemblies, Chaudhary expressed his interest in becoming the Chief Minister of Punjab during a television talk show. On August 18, 2018, he was appointed as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting and two days later, on 20 August 2018, took over as the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting in the Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Fawad Chaudhry (right) during his tenure as Minister of Science and Technology
In April 2019, he was removed as the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting and appointed as the Federal Minister for Science and Technology. In April 2021, he was re-appointed as the Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
Fawad Chaudhary during his tenure as Minister of Information and Broadcasting
controversies
A website is being launched for Chandradarshan
As federal minister for science and technology, he launched Pakistan’s first official moon-sighting website and a calendar in May 2019. The website, called Moon Sighting Pakistan and accessible at pakmoonsighting.pk, aims to put an end to frequent moon-sighting. Controversy arose before religious festivals. He sent the five-year Hijri calendar to the Council of Islamic Ideology which presented it to the federal cabinet for review. Despite facing criticism from some religious groups, he expressed his belief that the traditional Ruet-e-Hilal committee was unnecessary.
Comments about India
He often makes controversial statements regarding India including Pulwama terrorist attack and Chandrayaan-2 mission. After Pulwama attack, he said in Pakistan National Assembly that they attacked India. He said,
We invaded India and killed it. Our success in Pulwama is the success of the people under the leadership of Imran Khan. You and we are all part of that success.”
When opposition leaders protested, he clarified that he attacked India after the Pulwama attack.
After the Pulwama incident, when we entered and attacked India.
After the failure of Chandrayaan-2 mission, he tweeted that India should not run such missions and termed ‘India’ as ‘Andia’.
Aaww…..Jo kaam aata nai panga nai leite na…..Dear “Andiya” https://t.co/lp8pHUNTBZ
– Chaudhary Fawad Hussain (@fawadchoudhry) 6 September 2019
Dear Andia; Instead of wasting money on crazy missions like Chandrayaan or sending idiots #Greetings Focus on poverty within, your perspective for tea across LOC #Kashmir This will be another Chandrayaan, only the price will be much bigger.
– Chaudhary Fawad Hussain (@fawadchoudhry) 7 September 2019
arrested for treason
He was arrested on 25 January 2023 for issuing threats to senior members of the Election Commission of Pakistan and their families to prevent them from performing their duties. Islamabad Police registered an FIR against him under several sections of the Pakistan Penal Code based on the complaint of ECP Secretary Omar Hamid Khan, who said that Fawad Chaudhry had used threatening language against the commission and its members.
After the arrest of Fawad Chaudhary
Fawad Chaudhary was released on bail on 1 February 2023 with the condition that he would not repeat any words that incite violence against any constitutional institution. Both the ECP and the prosecution opposed Fawad’s bail and requested the court to reject it.
Arrested for inciting violence
On May 9, 2023, Imran Khan was arrested by the police, after which supporters of his party staged violent protests in the country. Fawad was arrested by the police under the “Maintenance of Public Order” regulation during the protests. On 16 May 2023, Islamabad High Court Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb ordered Fawad’s release after he gave an undertaking that he would not incite any violence. When he came out of the court, he saw some policemen coming towards him and quickly came out of his SUV and ran inside the court to avoid arrest. His political rivals mocked and ridiculed his actions.
#enjoyable #pakidrama Political drama continues in Pakistan as Islamabad High Court has ordered the release of PTI leader Fawad Chaudhary. However, moments after his release, the police made another attempt to arrest him.
Fawad managed to escape from them and ran towards the court complex… pic.twitter.com/EzxpSiWpeD
– Jammu Kashmir Now (@JammuKashmirNow) 16 May 2023
Facts/General Knowledge
- He likes to play sports, especially cricket, in his spare time.
Fawad Chaudhary likes to play cricket
- He has been a vocal supporter of Pakistan’s space programme. Under his leadership, the country successfully launched its first remote sensing satellite, Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) in 2018, which has been helpful in various sectors such as agriculture, disaster management and urban planning.
- He likes to smoke cigars.
Fawad Chaudhary likes to smoke cigar
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