Born in Gujrat, Pakistan, in 1946, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has been a politician for over 20 years along with spearheading a formidable number of businesses. Now a wealthy industrialist, Shujaat comes from a humble background with a father who started out as a police constable. Shujaat formed the Pakistan Muslim League - Quaid, which he also heads, after he and a number of others parted ways with the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz.