Leader of the House in the Senate of Pakistan

Leader of the House for the Senate of Pakistan
قائدِ ایوانِ بالا
Incumbent
Ishaq Dar
since 30 September 2022
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofSenate of Pakistan
Cabinet of Pakistan (often, though not always)
Reports toPrime Minister of Pakistan
AppointerPrime Minister of Pakistan[1]
Term length3 years
FormationConstitution of Pakistan
(12 April 1973)
First holderRao Abdus Sattar
(6 August 1973)
Websitehttp://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

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  Independent

  IJI/Muslim League (N)

  Muslim League (Q)

  Pakistan Peoples Party

  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Name Assumbed office Left office Political party Provinces
1 Rao Abdus Sattar 6 August 1973 5 August 1975 PPP Punjab
6 August 1975 4 July 1977
2 21 March 1985 20 March 1988 IND
21 March 1988 12 December 1988
3 24 December 1988 20 March 1991 PPP
4 21 March 1991 20 March 1994 IJI
5 Aitzaz Ahsan 21 March 1994 20 March 1997 PPP Punjab
6 21 March 1997 12 October 1999 PML (N)
7 Wasim Sajjad 23 March 2003 22 March 2006 PML (Q)
23 March 2006 11 March 2009
8 12 March 2009 11 March 2012 PPPP
9 Aitzaz Ahsan 12 March 2012 12 March 2015 PPP Punjab
10 Raja Zafar ul Haq 12 March 2015 25 August 2018 PML (N)
11 Syed Shibli Faraz 26 August 2018 4 June 2020 PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
12 Dr. Shahzad Waseem 4 June 2020 20 April 2022 PTI Punjab
13 Ishaq Dar 30 September 2022 PML (N)

References

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