Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan

The Speaker's is the highest office of the National Assembly of Pakistan. The Speaker presides over the Session composed of the people's representatives elected on the basis of universal franchise.

Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent Raja Pervaiz Ashraf since 16 April 2022
National Assembly of Pakistan
Style	Mr. Speaker (Informal; while presiding the house) Honourable Speaker (Formal)
Status	Presiding officer
Seat	Islamabad
Nominator	Political parties
Appointer	Elected by the National Assembly
Term length	As long as the current assembly remains in power, the Speaker continues to exercise its authority
Formation	Constitution of Pakistan (12 April 1973)
First holder	Muhammad Ali Jinnah (11 August 1947)
Succession	Second
Deputy	Qasim Suri
Website	Speaker National Assembly

Background

The Speaker is second in the line of succession to the President and he occupies fourth position in the Warrant of Precedence, after the President, the Prime Minister and the Chairman of Senate.

In addition, the Speaker is the spokesman of the House to the outside world, and is non-partisan in his approach. In order to exercise the great authority that stems from the respect, affection and consideration which every Member of the House bestows upon the holder of this high office, the Speaker shows complete impartiality in the discharge of his functions.

When the National Assembly is dissolved he continues in his office, till a new Speaker is elected.

List

  Muslim League/Convention Muslim League

  Pakistan Muslim League/IJI/Pakistan Muslim League (N)

  PML (Q)

  Pakistan Peoples Party

  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

List of speakers of the National Assembly

Order	Photo	Speaker	Time duration	Party	Province
1		Muhammad Ali Jinnah	11 August 1947 – 11 September 1948	Muslim League	Sindh
2		Tamizuddin Khan	14 December 1948 – 24 October 1954	Muslim League	East-Bengal
3		Abdul Wahab Khan	12 August 1955 – 7 October 1958	Muslim League	East-Bengal
4		Tamizuddin Khan	11 June 1962 – 19 August 1963	Muslim League	East-Bengal
5		Fazlul Chaudhry	29 November 1963 – 12 June 1965	CML	East-Bengal
6		Abdul Jabbar Khan	12 June 1965 to 25 March 1969	CML	East-Bengal
7		Zulfikar Ali Bhutto	14 April 1972 – 12 April 1973	Pakistan Peoples Party	Sindh
8		Fazal Ilahi	15 August 1972 – 9 August 1973	Pakistan Peoples Party	Punjab
9		Farooq Ali	9 August 1973 – 27 March 1977	Pakistan Peoples Party	Punjab
10		Malik Meraj Khalid	27 March 1977 – 5 July 1977	Pakistan Peoples Party	Punjab
11		Fakhar Imam	22 March 1985 – 26 May 1986	Pakistan Muslim League	Punjab
12		Hamid Nasir	31 May 1986 – 3 December 1988	Pakistan Muslim League	Punjab
13		Malik Meraj Khalid	3 December 1988 – 4 November 1990	Pakistan Peoples Party	Punjab
14		Gohar Ayub	4 November 1990 – 17 October 1993	Muslim League (N)/IJI	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
15		Yousaf Raza Gillani	17 October 1993 – 16 February 1997	Pakistan Peoples Party	Punjab
16		Elahi Bux Soomro	16 February 1997 – 20 August 2001	Pakistan Muslim League (N)	Sindh
17		Amir Hussain	19 November 2002 – 19 March 2008	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)	Punjab
18		Fahmida Mirza	19 March 2008 – 3 June 2013	Pakistan Peoples Party	Sindh
19		Ayaz Sadiq	3 June 2013 – 22 August 2015	Pakistan Muslim League (N)	Punjab
-		Murtaza Javed Abbasi (Acting)	24 August 2015 – 9 November 2015	Pakistan Muslim League (N)	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
20		Ayaz Sadiq	9 November 2015 – 15 August 2018	Pakistan Muslim League (N)	Punjab
21		Asad Qaiser	15 August 2018 – 16 April 2022	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
22		Raja Pervaiz Ashraf	16 April 2022 – present	Pakistan Peoples Party	Sindh