Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan explained

Post:Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent:Ghulam Mustafa Shah
Incumbentsince:1 March 2024
Member Of:National Assembly of Pakistan
Appointer:Elected by the National Assembly
Termlength:As long as the current assembly remains in power, the Deputy Speaker continues to exercise its authority
Constituting Instrument:Constitution of Pakistan, Article 53(3) Chapter 2
First:Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan
Seat:Islamabad
Insignia:Emblem of National Assembly of Pakistan.png
Department:National Assembly of Pakistan

The deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan presides over the assembly whenever the speaker is absent or unable to perform his or her duties. The office has its roots in 1947 when the Deputy Speaker was addressed as the Deputy President of the legislative assembly. After the ratification of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, the office was re-established. Currently, the position of Deputy Speaker is held by Ghulam Mustafa Shah who was elected by the National Assembly of Pakistan on 1 March 2024 along with the Speaker Ayaz Sadiq.

Role and Responsibilities

The office of the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly is created by Article 53 of the Chapter 2 in Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan. The Deputy Speaker acts as Speaker on occasions when the Speaker is unable to do so. If both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unable to fulfil the role, another person is appointed to temporarily act as Speaker.[1]

List

Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly
Order Deputy Speaker Time Duration Party
1Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan23 February 1948 – 13 December 1948Pakistan Muslim League
2Muhammad Hashim Gazdar28 March 1953 – 24 October 1954
3Cecil Edward Gibbon12 August 1955 – 07 October 1958
4Mohammad Afzal Cheema11 June 1962 – 12 January 1965
5Abdul Kasem 11 June 1962 – 12 January 1965
6Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry12 January 1965 – 25 March 1969
7A. T. M. Abdul Mateen12 January 1965 – 25 March 1969
8Mohammad Haneef Khan15 August 1972 – 10 August 1973
9Ashraf Khatoon Abbasi11 August 1973 – 10 January 1977Pakistan Peoples Party
10Abdul Fateh 27 March 1977 – 5 July 1977
11Wazir Ahmed Jogezai23 March 1985 To 29 May 1988Pakistan Muslim League
12Ashraf Khatoon Abbasi3 December 1988 – 6 August 1990Pakistan Peoples Party
13Mohammad Nawaz Khokhar4 November 1990 – 18 July 1993Pakistan Muslim League (N)
14Syed Zafar Ali Shah17 October 1993 – 5 November 1996Pakistan Peoples Party
15Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal16 February 1997 – 20 August 2001Pakistan Muslim League (N)
16Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob19 November 2002 – 15 November 2007Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
17Faisal Karim Kundi19 March 2008 To 16 March 2013Pakistan Peoples Party
18Murtaza Javed Abbasi3 June 2013 – 31 May 2018Pakistan Muslim League (N)
19Qasim Suri15 August 2018 – 16 April 2022Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
20Zahid Akram Durrani21 April 2022- 9 August 2023Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
21Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah01 March 2024- IncumbentPakistan Peoples Party

See also

References

  1. Web site: The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 2012-02-28. National Assembly of Pakistan. en. 2019-05-07.

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