Chaudhry Salik Hussain
{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox MP
| honorific-suffix =
| name = Chaudhry Salik Hussain
| office = Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony
| term_start = 4 April 2024
| term_end = 25 February 2025
| predecessor = Sardar Muhammad Yousuf
| primeminister = Shehbaz Sharif
| president = Asif Ali Zardari
| office1 = Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development
| term_start1 = 11 March 2024
| term_end1 = 27 February 2025
| predecessor1 = Sarfraz Bugti
Aun Chaudhry
Chaudhry Hussain Elahi
| primeminister1 = Shehbaz Sharif
| president1 = Asif Ali Zardari
| office2 = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
| term_start2 = 29 February 2024
| term_end2 =
| constituency2 = NA-64 Gujrat-III
| term_start3 = 29 October 2018
| term_end3 = 10 October 2023
| constituency3 = NA-65 (Chakwal-II)
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan
|father = Shujaat Hussain{{cite news |last1=Dhakku |first1=Nabeel Anwar |title=PML-N candidate backs out of NA-65 by-poll |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1433323 |accessdate=14 October 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=17 September 2018}}
|relatives = Shafay Hussain (brother)
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = PML(Q) (2018-present)
}}
Chaudhry Salik Hussain is a Pakistani politician who is the current Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development., in office since March 2024. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since October 2018.
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-65 (Chakwal-II) in by-election held on 14 October 2018.{{cite news |title=By-election 2018: Unofficial, partial results |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/214780-by-election-2018-unofficial-unverified-results |accessdate=14 October 2018 |work=Geo News |date=14 October 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Chaudhry |first1=Fahad |title=ECP notifies victory of 22 candidates, withholds notices of 13 others for not disclosing campaign costs |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1439824/ecp-notifies-victory-of-22-candidates-withholds-notices-of-13-others-for-not-disclosing-campaign-costs |accessdate=19 October 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=18 October 2018}}
On 22 April 2022, he was sworn in as the Federal Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He served without a portfolio for nearly three weeks before being appointed as the Federal Minister for the Board of Investment. He was reportedly tasked with overseeing Chinese and other foreign direct investments and implementing special measures in this regard.{{cite news |title=Chaudhry Salik gets portfolio of Investment Board |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/12-May-2022/chaudhry-salik-gets-portfolio-of-investment-board |access-date=11 March 2024 |work=The Nation |date=12 May 2022}}
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-64 Gujrat-III in the 2024 Pakistani general election.{{cite web |last1=Desk |first1=NNPS |title=PML-Q' Ch Salik Hussain wins NA-64 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/national/pml-q-ch-salik-hussain-wins-na-64-election/ |access-date=11 March 2024 |date=9 February 2024}} He received 105,205 votes and defeated Independent politician] candidate (PTI) Supported Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Qaisara Ealhi, who secured 80,946 votes.{{cite web |title=NA-64 Election Result 2024 Gujrat-III, Candidates List |url=https://elections.arynews.tv/constituency/NA-64/2024 |website=ARYNEWS |access-date=11 March 2024 |language=en}}
On 11 March, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was appointed as Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.{{cite news |last1=Guramani |first1=Nadir |title=PM Shehbaz's 19-member cabinet sworn in |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1820748/pm-shehbazs-19-member-cabinet-sworn-in |access-date=11 March 2024 |work=DAWN.COM |date=11 March 2024 |language=en}} On 4 April, he was given the additional ministerial portfolio of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony.{{cite news |title=Shehbaz gives additional portfolios to five ministers |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1175497-shehbaz-gives-additional-portfolios-to-five-ministers |access-date=7 April 2024 |work=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}
Court approves to shut two NAB references against Chaudhry Brothers
The Lahore Accountability Court on Monday has approved to close two references against Chaudhary Brothers about assets beyond means case.
Court agreed on the closure of inquiry against 12 family members including Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Chaudhry Monis Elahi and Chaudhry Shafi Hussain.
NAB Lahore had approached the accountability court to close the inquiry against Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Chaudhry Shafay Hussain.
According to NAB Prosecutor Asadullah Khan, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and his sons were being investigated in the case of assets beyond means.
According to NAB Prosecutor Asadullah Khan, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and his sons were being investigated for assets more than their income.
“No evidence was found against Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and his sons in the assets case during the inspection”, the prosecutor added.
According to the NAB prosecutor, three different inquiries against the Chaudhry brothers were pending in the NAB. Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, as the Federal Minister of Revenue, was accused of making assets beyond his income. Chaudhry Pervez Elahi as Speaker Punjab Assembly was accused of making assets over income.
Earlier, an investigation was launched on April 12, 2000, against Chaudhry Shujaat and Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervez Elahi and others.
Inquiries were moved to NAB Lahore on March 11, 2015.
On January 19, 2021, the NAB Chairman had approved the closure of inquiries against the Chaudhry brothers.
https://gnnhd.tv/news/2376/court-approves-to-shut-two-nab-references-against-chaudhry-brothers
References
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