Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan
Incumbent
Omar Ayub Khan
since 2 April 2024
StyleThe Honorable (formal)
Leader of the Opposition (spoken)
Member ofNational Assembly of Pakistan
Reports toParliament of Pakistan
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
Formation7 July 1955, 63 years ago
First holderHussain Shaheed Suharwardy
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The Leader of the Opposition (Urdu: قائد حزب اختلاف) is the people's elected politician who is, by law, the leader of the Official Opposition in Pakistan. The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the National Assembly that is not in government. This is usually the leader of the second-largest political party in the National Assembly.

The leader of the opposition is normally viewed as an alternative Prime Minister. There is also a Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, who is elected / nominated separately by the opposition members of the Senate of Pakistan.

List

A list of the leaders of the Opposition before and according to the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan;

  Independent
  Pakistan Muslim League (N)
  Pakistan Peoples Party
  National Awami Party
  Awami National Party
  Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
  Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
  Pakistan National Alliance
  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Leaders of the Opposition Portrait Starting term Ending term Political affiliation Political ideology
A Fatima Jinnah 1 January 1960 9 July 1967 Independent Pakistani nationalism
B Nurul Amin 9 July 1967 7 December 1970 Pakistan Muslim League Pakistani nationalism
1 Khan Abdul Wali Khan 14 April 1972 17 August 1975 National Awami Party Democratic socialism
2 Sherbaz Khan Mazari 17 August 1975 5 July 1977 Pakistan National Alliance Islamism
3 Fakhar Imam 24 March 1985 29 May 1988 Pakistan Muslim League National conservatism
(1) Khan Abdul Wali Khan 2 December 1988 6 August 1990 Awami National Party Democratic socialism
4 Benazir Bhutto 6 November 1990 18 July 1993 Pakistan Peoples Party Democratic socialism
5 Nawaz Sharif 19 October 1993 5 November 1996 Pakistan Muslim League (N) Pakistani conservatism
(4) Benazir Bhutto 17 February 1997 12 October 1999 Pakistan Peoples Party Democratic socialism
6 Fazal-ur-Rehman[1] 25 March 2004 15 November 2007 Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Religious conservatism
7 Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi[2] 10 April 2008 16 September 2008 Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Conservatism
8 Nisar Ali Khan[3] 17 September 2008 7 June 2013 Pakistan Muslim League (N) Pakistani conservatism
9 Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah[4] 7 June 2013 31 May 2018 Pakistan Peoples Party Democratic socialism
10 Shehbaz Sharif[5] 20 August 2018 10 April 2022 Pakistan Muslim League (N) Pakistani conservatism
11 Raja Riaz Ahmad Khan[6] 20 May 2022 10 August 2023 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Welfarism
12 Omar Ayub Khan[7] 2 April 2024 Incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Anti-corruption

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fazl named leader of opposition: ARD rejects decision". DAWN. 26 May 2004.
  2. ^ "Parvaiz Elahi resigns as opposition leader". DAWN. 14 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Nisar is now Leader of Opposition in NA". DAWN. 18 September 2008.
  4. ^ "PPP's Khursheed Shah declared leader of opposition in NA". DAWN. 7 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Shehbaz Sharif notified as Opposition Leader in NA". The News International. 20 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Raja Riaz appointed opposition leader in NA". The Express Tribune. 20 May 2022.
  7. ^ Sadozai, Irfan; Guramani, Nadir (2 April 2024). "PTI's Omar Ayub made opposition leader in National Assembly". DAWN.
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