Yousaf Raza Gillani
Makhdoom Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani ( Urdu مخدوم سيد يوسف رضا گیلانى, also Yusuf Raza Gilani; born June 9, 1952 in Karachi) was the 26th Prime Minister of Pakistan in the coalition government of Pakistan People's Party, Pakistan Muslim League, Awami National Party, the Muttahida Qaumi movement and the National Party Balochistan.
He was relieved of his duties in 2012.
Life
Rise
Gilani comes from a politically and religiously prominent family of Iranian origin in Multan, Punjab. His father Syed Musa Pak was a famous dervish at the Qadiri Sufis, whose founder, Abdul- Qadir Gilani of the mystics came from the Iranian province of Gilan. After the completion of the study of journalism at the University of the Punjab with an MA in 1976, he began his political activities in the Muslim League. He was from 1985 to 1986 during a military coup launched and based on the law of war presidency of Mohammed Zia ul- Haq government minister Muhammad Khan Junejo of.
In 1988, he joined the PPP under Benazir Bhutto which he belongs since then. For this he was elected repeatedly to the National Assembly since 1989 and was from 1989 to 1990 and 1993 to 1997, Minister President of the Parliament.
During the reign of Pervez Musharraf Gilani spent the time from February 2001 to October 2006 following a conviction for patronage during his tenure as President of the Parliament in prison.
Prime minister
Following the success of opposition parties in the election for the National Assembly in February 2008, he was elected on 24 March 2008, 264 of 328 members of the House of Commons as Prime Minister. President Musharraf sworn him on March 25, 2008.
Gilani on an unsuccessful assassination in Rawalpindi was committed on September 3, 2008, while his motorcade was on his way to his residence. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.
Conviction and removal from office
On 13 February 2012, the Pakistan Supreme Court indicted him for contempt of court. This was due to the refusal Gilani, the investigation of corruption against the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari to resume. In April 2012, the Court Gilani convicted of contempt of court. As a symbolic punishment imposed the judge that he long remained in the hands of the judiciary, such as the negotiation ongoing. After about a minute the trial ended and Gilani had served his sentence. He threatened by the loss of his office, as convicts may not hold public office, according to the Constitution of Pakistan. On 19 June, the Supreme Court Zardari urged to initiate new elections. The reason he gave to the " Official inability " of Gilani due to the criminal record. Gilani moved during the night on 20 June from the particular to the Prime Minister residence and Zardari summoned a parliament session for the June 22 one in which the successor to Gilani should be determined. On June 21, their coalition partners and Zardari was first Makhdoom Shahabuddin as the successor candidate of the PPP determined. However, immediately after the Pakistani judiciary issued an arrest warrant against Shahabuddin because of a drug scandal from the year 2011. Subsequently, the former minister of energy and water Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has been nominated as a replacement candidate and newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan by Parliament on 22 June 2012.