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Makhdoom Yousuf Raza Gilani is the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Gilani is the son of Makhdoom Alamdar Hussain Gilani, one of the signatory to the Pakistan Resolution. He has a wife, four sons and one daughter. He has command of several languages.
Gilani started his political career in 1978 after the death of his father Makhdoom Alamdar Hussain Gilani. His grandfather Makhdoom Ghulam Mustafa Shah Gilani and paternal uncle Makhdoom Raza Shah Gilani both became MLAs after defeating the unionists in the 1946 elections. Makhdoom Raza Shah Gilani also held the dual office of Chairman District Board Multan. Yousuf Raza Gillani's great grandfather Makhdoom Raja Bakhsh Gilani was both Mayor of Multan in 1921 and member of the Central Legislative Assembly of India. He remained member of the Assembly from 1921 till he died in 1936 and was known as the father of the Indian Assembly.
Yousuf Raza Gilani was elected Chairman of the District Council Multan comprising the present three districts of Khanewal, Lodhran and Multan by defeating the sitting Local Government Minister Syed Fakhr Imam. In 1985 Yousuf Raza Gilani was elected as MNA, as an independent candidate, from Lodhran district Multan and became the Minister for Housing and Works and Railways in the Junejo Cabinet. In 1988 he was awarded the PPP ticket and defeated the sitting Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Nawaz Sharif. In 1990 again on the PPP ticket he was elected as MNA by defeating Makhdoom Hamid Raza Gilani, an ex federal minister
In 1993 he was awarded PPP ticket and defeated Malik Sikander Hayt Bosan. He contested election in 1997 on a PPP ticket but the Party did not win a single seat in the Punjab at that time. He was sentenced in 2001 and spent several years in jail and could not contest the 2002 elections. He could have secured his release from jail by ditching the party, but refused to do so. Yousuf Raza Gilani was made Senior Vice Chairman of the Party in 1998. In 2008 he was elected MNA after defeating the federal food minister.
In March 08, the Pakistan People's Party expressed joy at the selection of Gilani as Pak PM.
Gilani said that Pakistan will seek a civil nuclear agreement with the United States similar to the one that it has signed with India.
In October 08, on recommendations of an intelligence report, Yousuf Raza Gilani, along with others are asked to restrict their movement and keep their itineraries confidential under a new security plan.
Strategic dialogue between US-Pak should be all encompassing: Gilani
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the forthcoming strategic dialogue between Pakistan and the United States should cover the full spectrum of bilateral relations between the two countries. ANI
Reliance Industries says future Pak Finance Minister not its money manager
The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries on Thursday rejected a report appearing in Pakistans Daily Times newspaper that suggested that former PML-Q leader and one-time Musharraf loyalist Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat, who is slated to become that countrys next finance minister, was its money manager ANI
Pakistan not in a rush to start new offensive against militants in tribal regions: Gilani
Notwithstanding the pressure from the United States, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has made it clear that his government is not in a rush to launch any new offensive in the country against extremists based in the tribal areas along the Afghan border. ANI
Capt. Amarindar Singh to visit Pakistan for book launch
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarindar Singh is likely to visit Pakistan to launch his book The Last Sun Sight on March 25. ANI
Ambanis money manager set to become Pak Finance Minister
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani may soon appoint former PML-Q leader, and one-time Musharraf loyalist Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat as the countrys finance minister. ANI
Zardari urges US for civil nuclear, drone technologies to reduce trust deficit with Pak
Stressing on the need of bridging the massive trust deficit between Pakistan and the United States, President Asif Ali Zardari has once again urged the Obama Administration to help Islamabad with civil nuclear technology and also transfer the drone technology in order to take on the extremists effectively. ANI
Top Pakistani defence officials to participate in Pak-US strategic dialogue
Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is set to become the first army chief to participate in Pak-US strategic talks on March 24. ANI
US National Intelligence Director to visit Islamabad
Americas National Intelligence Director Dennis C Blair is set to arrive in Islamabad to kickstart discussions on a Pak-US strategic dialogue. ANI
Karzai calls for joint Pak-Afghan anti-terror strategy
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has called for a common strategy against terrorism for Pakistan and Afghanistan. ANI
Enhanced people-to-people contact needed to reduce US-Pak trust deficit: Gilani
Admitting that there is a trust deficit between Pakistan and the United States, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the gap can be bridged through enhanced people-to-people contact. ANI
Paks arrest of pragmatic Taliban leaders source of underlying tension with Afghanistan
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai might have described Pakistan and Afghanistan as co-joined twins, but experts believe that there is underlying tension simmering between both nations. ANI
Ex-Pak hockey greats blasts players, team management for pathetic World Cup show
Former Pakistan hockey players have blasted the current bunch of players and the team management for the deplorable show in ongoing Hockey World Cup in New Delhi. ANI
Marshall Plan needed to root out militancy from Pak, Afghanistan: Zardari
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the international community to come up with a Marshall Plan for the region to help both Pakistan and Afghanistan root out militancy from their respective territories. ANI
I have no plans to retire: Sohail Abbas
Despite a forgettable show in the ongoing Hockey World Cup, Pakistans star drag flicker Sohail Abbas has said he has no plans to hang his boots in the near future. ANI
Aafia Siddiqis uncle says she visited him in Islamabad to meet Taliban
The uncle of terrorism-accused Pakistani national, Dr Aafia Siddiqi, has told a New York jury that the neuroscientist visited him in Islamabad in January 2008, asking him to help her to reach the Taliban in Afghanistan. ANI
Brit toddler kidnapped in Pak: abductors call father
The father of the kidnapped British toddler, Sahil Saeed, received a phone call from his abductors on Friday, an official looking into the case has said. ANI
Pak PM to lay foundation stone of Sikh University at Nankana Sahib
Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will lay the foundation stone of the Baba Guru Nanak International University (BGNIU) next month at Nankana Sahib, Pakistan. ANI
Pak will be terror free soon: Gilani
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his country would soon be free from terrorists, as security forces continue their offensive against militants. ANI
No scheduled meeting between Gilani, Dr. Singh in Washington : Pak FO
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is unlikely to meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh in Washington, where they are scheduled to attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on April 12 and 13. ANI
Pak investigators clueless about Sri Lankan cricket team bus attackers one year on
It been a year (March 3, 2009) since the audacious terror attack on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team took place in Lahore and cricket authorities in Pakistan are still struggling to hold any international event in the country, but there has been little progress in the probe to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice. ANI
Pak Army drops pamphlets linking Taliban with India in North Waziristan
The Pakistan political leadership maybe calling for peace talks with India, but the countrys military continues to spread propaganda by dropping pamphlets in North Waziristan that link the Taliban with Indias external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). ANI
Gilani likely to attend nuclear summit in Washington
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is likely to attend an international nuclear summit which is scheduled to be held here from April 12 to 13. ANI
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