Leader of the House in the Senate of Pakistan

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Leader of the House for the Senate of Pakistan
قائدِ ایوانِ بالا
State emblem of Pakistan.svg
SENATOR MOHAMMAD ISHAQ DAR (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Ishaq Dar
since 30 September 2022
Style The Honourable
Member of Senate of Pakistan
Cabinet of Pakistan (often, though not always)
Reports to Prime Minister of Pakistan
Appointer Prime Minister of Pakistan [1]
Term length 3 years
Formation Constitution of Pakistan
(12 April 1973)
First holder Rao Abdus Sattar
(6 August 1973)
Website http://www.senate.gov.pk

In Pakistani parliamentary practice, the leader of the House for the Senate of Pakistan is a party office held by a member of the governing party in the Senate of Pakistan. The leader is elected by the government parties and leads the government side in the Pakistan Senate (whether or not that party held a majority in the Senate).

The leader of the House refers to the prime minister or a member appointed by him to represent government and regulate government business in the Senate. The leader of the House represents the treasury benches, when the prime minister is not present in the house usually as the leader serves more time towards the National Assembly of Pakistan. The current leader is Ishaq Dar. [2]

List of the leaders for the Senate of Pakistan

   Independent

   IJI/Muslim League (N)

   Muslim League (Q)

   Pakistan Peoples Party

   Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

NameAssumbed officeLeft officePolitical party Provinces
1 Rao Abdus Sattar 6 August 19735 August 1975 PPP Punjab
6 August 19754 July 1977
221 March 198520 March 1988 IND
21 March 198812 December 1988
324 December 198820 March 1991 PPP
421 March 199120 March 1994 IJI
5 Aitzaz Ahsan 21 March 199420 March 1997 PPP Punjab
621 March 199712 October 1999 PMLN
7 Wasim Sajjad 23 March 200322 March 2006 PML(Q)
23 March 200611 March 2009
812 March 200911 March 2012 PPP
9 Aitzaz Ahsan 12 March 201212 March 2015 PPP Punjab
10 Raja Zafar ul Haq 12 March 201525 August 2018 PMLN
11 Shibli Faraz 26 August 20184 June 2020 PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
12 Shahzad Waseem 4 June 202020 April 2022 PTI Punjab
13 Ishaq Dar 30 September 2022 PMLN

References

  1. "Senate of Pakistan". Senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. "Senate of Pakistan". Senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.