Wasim Sajjad is a Pakistani conservative politician and lawyer who served as the acting president of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate between 1988 and 1999.
The Senate of Pakistan or Aiwān-e-BālāPākistān,constitutionally the House of the Federation,is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. As of 2023,It has a maximum membership of 100,of which 92 are elected by the provincial legislatures using single transferable vote. Four represent the Federal Capital and another four are representing former Federally Administered Tribal Areas,until membership expiration in 2024. Members sit for terms lasting six years,with half of the house up for election every three years. Unlike the National Assembly,the Senate is a continuing chamber and hence not subject to dissolution.
The National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan,with the upper house being the Senate. As of 2023,the National Assembly has a maximum membership of 336,of which 266 are directly elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies,while 70 are elected on reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. Members hold their seats for five years or until the house is dissolved by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. The house convenes at the Parliament House,Red Zone,Islamabad.
The Parliament of Pakistan is the supreme legislative body of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It is a bicameral federal legislature,composed of the President of Pakistan and two houses:the Senate and the National Assembly. The president,as head of the legislature,has the power to summon or prorogue either house of the Parliament. The president can dissolve the National Assembly,only on the Prime Minister's advice.
Muhammad Ishaq Dar is a senior Pakistani politician. He was finance minister four times. He is currently a senator of Pakistan.
Muhammad Mian Soomro is a Pakistani politician,banker and senator who currently serves as the federal minister for Privatization. Born to a Native Sindhi family originally linked to the Soomra dynasty,he previously served as the chairman of the Senate from 2003 to 2009,the Caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 2007 to 2008,and the acting president of Pakistan from 18 August 2008 to 9 September 2008.
Chaudhary Aitzaz Ahsan is a Pakistani politician and lawyer. He served two times as the Leader of the House in the Senate of Pakistan from 1994 to 1997 and again from 2012 to 2015. He also served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. He was elected a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Punjab in 1994. His tenure ended in March 2018.
The chairman of the Senate of Pakistan is the president-chair of the Senate of Pakistan. According to the Constitution of Pakistan,the chairman is a presiding official and the Senate must choose a chairman and deputy chairman for a time interval of three years.
Mir Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali is a Pakistani politician who served as the Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly from 4 June 2013 to 2015. Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali served as the 9th Chief Minister of Balochistan from 13 August 1998 till 12 October 1999 when Army Chief General Pervaiz Mushraf over took the Government. He served two terms as Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2006 to March 2012. Jan Mohammad Jamali contested in the 2013 elections from PB25 and won on the seat of PML-N. In 2018,he again contested from PB14 and won on the ticket of BAP. He is a well-known personality throughout Balochistan.
Abdul Hafeez Sheikh is a Pakistani economist and politician who served as Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Affairs from 11 December 2020 to 29 March 2021. Previously,he served as an advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue from April 2019 to December 2020.
Senator Saleem H. Mandviwalla is a Pakistani politician who served as deputy chairman of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2018 to March 2021. He was previously the president of the Board of Investment and Minister of State for Investment of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,a position he held from October 2008 till May 2013. Prior to his appointment,he was the president of the Lasbela Chamber of Commerce &Industry in Lasbela,Balochistan. He was appointed Minister of Finance on 19 February 2013 till 7 June 2013. Saleem Mandviwalla was unanimously elected as chairperson for Senate's Standing Committee on Finance,Revenue,Economic Affairs,Statistics and Privatization. Saleem Mandviwalla elected Vice Chairman of Senate of Pakistan on March 12,2018,with 54 votes out of total 103 votes cast and defeated Usman Khan Kakar who secured only 44 votes. To be elected for the seat of Vice Chairman Senate,candidate had to secure at least 53 votes from the house of 104. On 1 August 2019,a no-confidence motion was presented by the government in the senate to remove him from the post of the Deputy Chairman of the Senate,but the motion failed. The government couldn't get enough required votes to remove him from the post.
Walid Iqbal is a Pakistani politician,lawyer,law professor serving as a member of Senate of Pakistan from Punjab,Pakistan and the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Human Rights.
Shafqat Mahmood is a Pakistani bureaucrat-turned-politician who served as the Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training,and Federal Minister for National History and Literary Heritage,from 20 August 2018 to 3 April 2022. Before going into politics,he served as a grade 20 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service.
Syed Shibli Faraz is a Pakistani politician who served as the Minister of Science and Technology,in office from 16 April 2021 to 10 April 2022. He has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2015.
The Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan is the Deputy Chair of the Senate of Pakistan. According to the Constitution of Pakistan,the deputy chairman is the presiding official when the chairman is unavailable. The Senate must choose a chairman and deputy chairman for a time interval of three years.
The triennial Senate Electionsof Pakistan were held on 3 March 2018 to replace 52 retiring senators - half of the Senate's strength - with the winning candidates serving six-year terms. Overall,Pakistan Muslim League (N) came out as the largest party,followed by the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. The results of these elections were steeped in controversy due to rampant allegations of horse trading and vote-buying,which lead to the Prime Minister and opposition leader Imran Khan calling for reforms. Prior to this election,PML (N) candidates were declared as independents by the Election Commission of Pakistan owing to a Supreme Court judgment.
Faisal Javed Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan,since March 2018. He was also elected as Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting. Senator Faisal Javed Khan is the most followed Senator in Pakistan on Twitter.
Mirza Mohammad Afridi is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan,since March 2018 and the outgoing Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan since 12 March 2021.
Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani is a Pakistani politician,is the 8th and outgoing Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan. He took his oath of office as a Member and Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan on 12 March 2018. He is the youngest and first-ever Chairman of the Senate who hails from the province of Balochistan. He belongs to the poor conservative Sanjrani tribe. From June 2023 to July 2023,he served as the acting President of Pakistan.
The Balochistan Awami Party is a political party based in the Balochistan province of Pakistan founded in 2018 by political dissidents of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) in Balochistan.
