The speaker of a deliberative assembly,especially a legislative body,is its presiding officer,or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England.
Fazal Elahi Chaudhry was a Pakistani politician who served as the fifth president of Pakistan from 1973 until 1978,prior to the martial law led by Chief of Army Staff General Zia-ul-Haq. He also served as the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1965 to 1969 and the eighth speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1972 to 1973.
The National Assembly or Aiwān-e-Zairīñof Pākistān is the lower legislative house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan,which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan. The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad. The National Assembly is a democratically elected body consisting of a total of 342 members who are referred to as Members of the National Assembly (MNAs),of which 272 are directly elected members and 70 reserved seats for women and religious minorities. A political party must secure 172 seats to obtain and preserve a majority.
Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed was an Indian-born former senior Mauritian Minister in the pre and post-independence cabinet of Mauritius.
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is a Pakistani politician who is the 19th and current Chief Minister of Punjab,in office since July 27,2022. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018.
The unicameral National Assembly is the Seychelles's legislative body.
The Speaker of the National Assembly;informally as Speaker National Assembly,is the presiding official of the National Assembly of Pakistan–a lower house of the Parliament of Pakistan.
Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula is a South African politician who currently serves as the Speaker of the National Assembly as of 19 August 2021. She has previously held the office of Minister of Defence and Military Veterans from June 2012 to August 2021. She was also the Minister of Home Affairs from 2004 to 2009 and Minister of Correctional Services from 2009 to 2012.
Abdou Razack Traoré is an Ivorian-born Burkinabe professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Nantong Zhiyun.
The president of the National Assembly of Serbia is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Serbia. The president is elected by members of each new assembly for a term lasting four years
Arvin Boolell is a Mauritian politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition.
Rajkeswur Purryag,GCSK is a former Mauritian politician who served as the fifth president of Mauritius from 2012 to May 2015. He was elected president of Mauritius by the National Assembly and took office on 21 July 2012. He succeeded Sir Anerood Jugnauth,who spent nine years as president from 2003 until resigning in March 2012. Kailash Purryag previously served as Member of Parliament,Minister and Speaker of the National Assembly;he made his debut in the political arena at an early age in 1976.
Mr. Job Yustino Ndugai is a Tanzanian politician and served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania since November 2015 until his resignation on January 6,2022 after disagreeing with the President of the United Republic of Tanzania H.E. Samia Hassan Suluhu over a loan of 1.3 trillion and national debt. Previously he was Deputy Speaker from 2010 to 2015.
Asad Qaiser is a Pakistani politician. He is the former Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan,served from August 2018 to April 2022. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan,since August 2018. Previously,he was the member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2013 to 2018 and served as the 14th Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly,from May 2013 to August 2018.
Karat Razack is an Indian politician and an MLA in Kerala legislative assembly. His native place is Koduvally in Kozhikode district of Kerala. He was a prominent leader of IUML but contested the 2016 assembly election from Koduvally constituency as an independent supported by the LDF and got elected.
The Attorney General's Office,Ministry of Justice,Human Rights and Institutional Reforms of Mauritius provides legal and legislative drafting services to the government of Mauritius. The Attorney General's Office interacts with the Legislature,Judiciary (Courts) and the Executive (Government/Ministries) branches,as well as provides assistance to the courts based on the powers vested in the office.
Wangchuk Namgyel is a Bhutanese educationist and politician who is the current Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan,in office since November 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan,since October 2018.
Shakeel Ahmed Yousuf Abdul Razack Mohamed is a Mauritian Barrister and politician.
Haseenabanu Ismail is a South African politician of the Democratic Alliance who is serving as a member of the South African National Assembly since May 2019. Ismail was previously the councillor for ward 29 in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
Sanele Sethembeni Zondo is a South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal. He is currently a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Inkatha Freedom Party. Zondo also serves as the Deputy National Chairperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party Youth Brigade.
