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Yousaf Raza Gilani is a Pakistani politician who served as the 16th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012. He is currently the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, a position he has held since 2024. He belongs to the Pakistan People's Party. Gilani remains the first and only ethnic Saraiki Prime Minister of the country.
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culture · Prime Minister of Pakistan, 2008–2012 · journalist · politician · also Yusuf Raza Gilani, Yousaf Raza Gillani, Yousuf Raza Gillani, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Yusuf Raza Gillani, Makhdoom Yousaf Raza Gilani
Born 9 June 1952 · Q152052
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s ex-Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has been rescued in Afghanistan in a joint Afghan-US special forces operation. Pakistani officials said Ali Haider Gilani would be transferred to Pakistan after undergoing medical checks. Mr Gilani was abducted three years ago in his home town of Multan as he was campaigning in elections for the Pakistan Peoples
Career landmark: Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan (2024).
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“s ex-Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has been rescued in Afghanistan in a joint Afghan-US special forces operation. Pakistani officials said Ali Haider Gilani would be transferred to Pakistan after undergoing medical checks. Mr Gilani was abducted three years ago in his home town of Multan as he was campaigning in elections for the Pakistan Peoples”
Gilani was elected unopposed as the Chairman of the Senate
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Career landmark: Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan (2024).
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Was elected as a Senator and his term ended when he took oath as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on 29 February 2024 and vacated the seat on 22 March 2024
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A video emerged of Gilani's son offering cash for votes in Pakistan's Senate Elections
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Gilani was ordered to return a necklace that had been donated by the Turkish First Lady for the victims of the 2010 floods in Pakistan
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Gillani gave approval of establishing two civilian nuclear power plant in Karachi to meet the future energy needs of financial and economical development
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Gillani attended the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit where he defended the right of Pakistan's access to nuclear technology for peaceful uses on a non-discriminatory basis
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Gilani lastly paid a state visit to the United Kingdom and met with British counterpart David Cameron which opened a new chapter in friendship when both the countries decided to transform their bilateral relationship int
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Gilani attempted to end the violence and bloodshed in Afghanistan after going to Qatar to meet the top Taliban leadership
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Notably called for "Asian Unity" during the attending session of the Boao Forum for Asia in China
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The relations with United States suffered a major set back and resentment when the United States unilaterally conducted a secret offence (see: Neptune Spear) in Abbottabad, which resulted in successful execution of Usama
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After the Secret Pakistan went on-air, Gillani ordered the blocking out of the BBC World and banned the channel in the country
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State of the union address at the Parliament, Gilani spoke highly of culture, stating the historical cultural facts and values of cultural legacy of the country
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British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Pakistan and called for "fresh start" in relations with Pakistan as he offered £650m in aid and better security co-operation
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Both countries initiated the work on the framework n the proposed Free Trade Agreement and currency swap arrangement to boost bilateral trade and further strengthen their economic ties
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Indian Prime minister Manmohan Singh described Gillani as "Man of Peace"
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Gillani and Russian Prime Vladimir Putin held a frank discussion in a cordial atmosphere on 10th Heads of Government meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
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Relations with Germany was improved and Gilani succeeded in ratifying the free-trade agreement and the investment treaty to increase the German direct investment in the country
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Gillani went on to attend the Nuclear Security Summit held in Washington, D
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Gillani and Wen proceeded to sign the cultural relations agreements after inaugurating the Pakistan-China Friendship Centre, a centre of excellence of promoting the cultural relations of China and Pakistan
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Under codename, Rah-e-Nijat, which brought the areas inflicted of terrorism back in the government control
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Pakistan (2008–2012).
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Married the granddaughter of Pir Pagara Shah Mardan Shah II, an influential political and religious leader of Sindh
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Gilani was elected prime minister in the 2008 general elections by the Central Executive Committee of the People's Party
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On accusations of corruption by military president Pervez Musharraf and was imprisoned for around six years at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi
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Over charges that he, along with other politicians, misused his authority while he was Speaker of the National Assembly in 1993–97
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Career landmark: Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan (1993–1997).
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Gillani was elected as the chairman of the District Council Multan commonly known as District Mayor or Zila Nazim in Pakistan
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After he joined as a member of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), alongside industrialist Nawaz Sharif
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Joined the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and worked in the government of President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
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And followed by an MA in Political journalism from the University of the Punjab in 1976
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Born 1952-06-09.
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Whereas Sadar-ud-Din Shah Gilani's Brother Makhdoom Syed Rajan Baksh Gilani remained a member of the legislative council and later served as the first Muslim mayor of Multan
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