[3] He belongs to a politically active Punjabi Jat family of the Vains (also spelled Bains) clan, his uncle Chaudhry Altaf Hussain being appointed Governor of Punjab twice while another uncle Chaudhary Iftikhar Hussain has served as Chief Justice of Lahore High Court.

[14] He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-Quaid from NA-63 (Jhelum-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.

[23] An election tribunal rejected the nomination papers of Chaudhry after a petition was filed claiming Fawad had not paid agriculture tax.

He received 93,102 votes and defeated Nawabzada Raja Matloob Mehdi, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).

He received 67,003 votes and defeated Nasir Mehmood, a candidate of PML-N.[28] Following his successful election, he expressed interest to become the Chief Ministers of Punjab in a TV talk show.

[29][30] On 18 August 2018, Imran Khan formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Chaudhry was named as Minister for Information and Broadcasting.

[39] On 24 January 2023, he was arrested on allegations of threatening senior members of Pakistan Election Commission and their families in order to desist from their duties according to Islamabad police.

[40] An FIR (No 69/23) was registered against the PTI leader under sections 153-A, 506, 505 and 124-A of PPC on the complaint of Secretary ECP Omar Hamid Khan, saying the accused used threatening language against the commission and its members.

Speaking to the media and people, the accused, Fawad Chaudhry, threatened the ECP members and their families, the FIR stated.

[41] Fawad Chaudhry was released from Adiala jail on 1 February 2023 after he was granted bail on the condition that he would not repeat any such words that incite violence against a constitutional institution.

Every Pakistani wants him to lose,”, while extending “best wishes” to opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, and Mamata Banerjee, to defeat the Narendra Modi government.

[44] In October 2020, Chaudhary also admitted to the role of Pakistan in the 2019 Pulwama attack, commenting that “Humne Hindustan ko ghus ke maara (We hit India in their home).