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. 

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

+ List of speakers of the National Assembly Order  Photo  Speaker  Time duration  Party  Province1 97x97px Muhammad Ali Jinnah 11 August 1947 – 11 September 1948 Muslim League Sindh281x81px Tamizuddin Khan 14 December 1948 – 24 October 1954 Muslim League East-Bengal3 Abdul Wahab Khan 12 August 1955 – 7 October 1958 Muslim League East-Bengal481x81px Tamizuddin Khan11 June 1962 – 19 August 1963Muslim 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-Bengal7  Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 14 April 1972 – 12 April 1973 Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh892x92px Fazal Ilahi 15 August 1972 – 9 August 1973 Pakistan Peoples Party Punjab9 Farooq Ali 9 August 1973 – 27 March 1977 Pakistan Peoples Party Punjab10 Malik Meraj Khalid 27 March 1977 – 5 July 1977 Pakistan Peoples Party Punjab11 Fakhar Imam 22 March 1985 – 26 May 1986 Pakistan Muslim League Punjab12 Hamid Nasir 31 May 1986 – 3 December 1988 Pakistan Muslim League Punjab13 Malik Meraj Khalid 3 December 1988 – 4 November 1990Pakistan Peoples Party Punjab14 Gohar Ayub 4 November 1990 – 17 October 1993 Muslim League (N)/IJI Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa1595x95px Yousaf Raza Gillani 17 October 1993 – 16 February 1997 Pakistan Peoples Party Punjab16 Elahi Bux Soomro 16 February 1997 – 20 August 2001Pakistan Muslim League (N) Sindh1775x75px Amir Hussain 19 November 2002 – 19 March 2008Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Punjab1875x75px Fahmida Mirza 19 March 2008 – 3 June 2013Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh1984x84px 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-Pakhtunkhwa2084x84pxAyaz Sadiq9 November 2015 – 15 August 2018Pakistan Muslim League (N)Punjab21105x105pxAsad Qaiser15 August 2018 – 16 April 2022Pakistan Tehreek-e-InsafKhyber Pakhtunkhwa2284x84pxRaja Pervaiz Ashraf16 April 2022 – presentPakistan Peoples PartySindh


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