Fawad Chaudhry Age, Wiki and Bio

Fawad Chaudhry

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer, Journalist
NationalityPakistani
Date of Birth07/04/1970
Age54 years
BirthplaceDina, Jhelum district, Punjab province of Pakistan

Bio/Wiki

Full nameFawad Ahmed Hussain Chaudhry
Other nameChaudhry Fawad Hussain

Physical Stats & More

Height178 cm (5' 10'')
Weight90 kg (200 lbs)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolF.G. Public School, Mangla Cantt (1991)
College/UniversityGovernment College University Lahore (GCU) (1993-1995)
Educational QualificationLaw degree at Government College University Lahore (GCU) from 1993 to 1995

Personal Life

ReligionIslam
CasteJat Muslim from Vains
HometownDina, Jhelum district, Punjab province of Pakistan
Hobbies
  • Playing cricket
  • Smoking cigars

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date2015

Family

Wife/Spouse
First wifeSaima Ijaz (Divorced in 2015)
Second wifeHiba Khan (Married since 2015)
Children
Daughters2
Daughter Names
  • Nisa Hussain
Parents
FatherNassim Hussain Chaudhry (politician)
MotherName not known
Siblings
BrotherFaraz Chaudhry (younger)
Other relatives
Uncles
Chaudhry Altaf HussainServed twice as the governor of Punjab province in Pakistan
Javed Hussain ChaudhryPolitician
Iftikhar Hussain ChaudhryLongest serving Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, post-partition
Paternal grandfatherChaudhry Mohammad Awais (Soldier in British Indian Army)
Maternal grandfatherChaudhry Shah Mohammad

Career

Political Party
  • All Pakistan Muslim League (APML)
  • Pakistan People's Party (PPP)
  • Pakistan Muslim League - Quaid e Azam Group (PML-Q)
  • Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
Political Journey
  • Contested elections as an independent candidate for the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-25 (Jhelum-II) in 2002 and lost
  • Media coordinator of APML from 2008 to 2012
  • Became a member of PPP in March 2012
  • Served as Special Assistant for Prime Minister on Political Affairs to the Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani
  • Contested elections for the National Assembly seat in NA-63 (Jhelum-II) on PML-Q's ticket in 2013 and lost
  • Became a member of PTI in June 2016
  • Became the media spokesperson of PTI in November 2016
  • Became the Minister for Information and Broadcasting on 20 August 2018
  • Became the Federal Minister for Science and Technology in April 2019
  • Reappointed as the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting in April 2021

Some Lesser Known Facts

Fawad Chaudhry is a politician, lawyer, and journalist from Pakistan.
He belongs to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
Fawad Chaudhry worked as the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Federal Minister for Science and Technology.
He has been a member of the National Assembly and has actively participated in the party’s core committee.
Fawad Chaudhry served as a Special Assistant in the federal cabinet.
He established a law firm called First Law Company in 1998.
Fawad Chaudhry pursued a career as a political analyst and anchor on the Urdu News channel Neo News.
Before becoming a full-time politician, he worked as a journalist.
He contested as an independent candidate for the Provincial Assembly of Punjab in the 2002 and 2013 Pakistani general elections.
Fawad Chaudhry joined the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in March 2012.
He became a member of the federal cabinet as a special assistant to the Prime Minister under the administration of Yousaf Raza Gillani.
Fawad Chaudhry contested as a candidate from PML-Q and PTI in different elections.
He was appointed as the spokesperson of PTI in November 2016.
Fawad Chaudhry was elected as a member of the National and Provincial Assemblies in the 2018 Pakistani general election.
He was appointed as the Minister for Information and Broadcasting in August 2018.
Fawad Chaudhry was appointed as the Federal Minister for Science and Technology in April 2019.
He actively supported Pakistan’s space program and led the successful launch of the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1).