Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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| Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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since 15 August 2018 | |
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| Member of | National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Seat | Islamabad |
| Appointer | Elected by the National Assembly |
| Term length | As long as the current assembly remains in power, the Speaker continues to exercise its authority |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Pakistan, Article 53(3) Chapter 2 |
| First holder | Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan |
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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 reestablished. Previously Deputy Speaker was Qasim Suri who was elected by the National Assembly of Pakistan on 15 August 2018 along with the Speaker who is Asad Qaiser.
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
| Order | Deputy Speaker | Time Duration | Party |
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| 1 | Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan | 23 February 1948 – 13 December 1948 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 2 | Muhammad Hashim Gazdar | 28 March 1953 – 24 October 1954 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 3 | Cecil Edward Gibbon | 12 August 1955 – 7 October 1958 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 4 | Mohammad Afzal Cheema | 11 June 1962 – 12 January 1965 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 5 | Abdul Kasem | 11 June 1962 – 12 January 1965 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 6 | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry | 12 January 1965 – 25 March 1969 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 7 | A. T. M. Abdul Mateen | 12 January 1965 – 25 March 1969 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 8 | Mohammad Haneef Khan | 15 August 1972 – 10 August 1973 | |
| 9 | Ashraf Khatoon Abbasi | 11 August 1973 – 10 January 1977 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 10 | Abdul Fateh | 27 March 1977 – 5 July 1977 | |
| 11 | Wazir Ahmed Jogezai | 23 March 1985 To 29 May 1988 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 12 | Ashraf Khatoon Abbasi | 3 December 1988 – 6 August 1990 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 13 | Mohammad Nawaz Khokhar | 4 November 1990 – 18 July 1993 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| 14 | Syed Zafar Ali Shah | 17 October 1993 – 5 November 1996 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 15 | Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal | 16 February 1997 – 20 August 2001 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| 16 | Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob | 19 November 2002 – 15 November 2007 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
| 17 | Faisal Karim Kundi | 19 March 2008 To 16 March 2013 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 18 | Murtaza Javed Abbasi | 3 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| 19 | Qasim Suri | 15 August 2018 – present | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
See also
- Speaker of National Assembly
- Senate of Pakistan
- Politics of Pakistan
- Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Constitution of Pakistan
References
- ^ "The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan" (PDF). National Assembly of Pakistan. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2019.