Yusuf Raza Gilani

Also known as Yousuf Raza Gillani, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Yusuf Raza Gillani, Makhdoom Yousaf Raza Gilani

Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012

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Yusuf Raza Gilani was a Pakistani politician who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012, a period that included Pakistan's transition to democratic governance after military rule. His tenure is significant because it represented an important phase in Pakistan's modern political history, though it was marked by various constitutional and legal challenges during his time in office.

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Yousaf Raza Gilani (born 9 June 1952) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012. He is currently serving as chairman of the senate of Pakistan since 2024. A member of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Gilani remains the country's first and only ethnic Saraiki prime minister.

Born in Multan, Gilani studied political journalism from the Government College University and University of the Punjab in Lahore. In 1978, he joined the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and worked in the government of President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. Gilani resigned from the Muslim League in 1986 and subsequently joined the PPP in 1988. He served in the cabinet of Benazir Bhutto as the Minister of Tourism in 1989–1990, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development in 1990–1993 and Speaker of the National Assembly in 1993–1997. Gilani was arrested in 2001 on accusations of corruption by military president Pervez Musharraf and was imprisoned for around six years at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.