Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry

His Excellency Fazal Elahi Chaudhry
فضل الٰہی چودھری
5th President of Pakistan
In office 14 August 1973 – 16 September 1978
Prime Minister	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Preceded by	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Succeeded by	Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
8th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 15 August 1972 – 13 August 1973
Deputy	Mohammad Haneef Khan
Preceded by	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Succeeded by	Sahibzada Farooq Ali
6th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 12 January 1965 – 25 March 1969
Preceded by	Mohammad Afzal Cheema
Succeeded by	A. T. M. Abdul Mateen
Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan
In office 20 May 1956 – 7 October 1958
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mubin-ul-Haq Siddiqui
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 14 April 1972 – 13 August 1973
Constituency	NW-36 (Gujrat-II)
In office 12 June 1965 – 25 March 1969
Constituency	NW-24 (Gujrat-I)
In office 8 June 1962 – 7 June 1965
Constituency	NW-24 (Gujrat-II)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan
In office 19 May 1956 – 7 October 1958
Constituency	Gujrat District
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office 7 May 1951 – 14 October 1955
Constituency	Gujrat-VII
In office 15 August 1947 – 25 January 1949
Constituency	Gujrat-VII
Personal details
Born	(1904-01-01)1 January 1904 Kharian, Punjab, British India (now, Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	2 June 1982(1982-06-02) (aged 78) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	PPP
Alma mater	Aligarh Muslim University (L.L.B) University of the Punjab (M.A)

Fazal Elahi Chaudhry (Urdu: فضل الٰہی چودھری; 1 January 1904 – 2 June 1982) was a Pakistani politician who served as the fifth president of Pakistan from 1973 to 1978 prior to the imposition of martial law led by Chief of Army Staff General Zia-ul-Haq.^[1] He also served as the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1965 to 1969 and the eighth speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1972 to 1973.