Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan)

Parliamentary position in Pakistan

Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan

Incumbent
Omar Ayub Khan

since 2 April 2024

Style| The Honorable (formal)
Leader of the Opposition (spoken)
Member of| National Assembly of Pakistan
Reports to| Parliament of Pakistan
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Pakistan
Formation| 7 July 1955, 63 years ago
First holder| Hussain Shaheed Suharwardy

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* Leader of the House: Shehbaz Sharif (PML(N))
* Speaker: Ayaz Sadiq (PML(N))
* Deputy speaker: Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah (PPP)
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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

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A list of the leaders of the Opposition before and according to the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan.[1]

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

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1  | Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy |  | 7 July 1955  | 11 September 1956  | All-Pakistan Awami League | Islamic socialism
2  | I. I. Chundrigar |  | 16 December 1957  | 1 October 1958  | Muslim League | Pakistani nationalism
A  | Fatima Jinnah |  | 1 January 1960 | 9 July 1967 | Independent | Pakistani nationalism
3  | Sardar Bahadur Khan |  | 8 June 1962  | 21 August 1964  | Pakistan Muslim League | Pakistani nationalism
4  | Nurul Amin |  | 12 June 1965 | 25 March 1969 | Pakistan Muslim League | Pakistani nationalism
5  | Khan Abdul Wali Khan |  | 14 April 1972 | 17 August 1975 | National Awami Party | Democratic socialism
6  | Mufti Mehmood[1] |  | 17 August 1975 | 5 July 1977 | Pakistan National Alliance | Islamism
7  | Fakhar Imam |  | 24 March 1985 | 29 May 1988 | Pakistan Muslim League | National conservatism
(5)  | Khan Abdul Wali Khan |  | 2 December 1988 | 6 August 1990 | Awami National Party | Democratic socialism
8  | Benazir Bhutto |  | 6 November 1990 | 18 July 1993 | Pakistan Peoples Party | Democratic socialism
9  | Nawaz Sharif |  | 19 October 1993 | 5 November 1996 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | Pakistani conservatism
(8)  | Benazir Bhutto |  | 17 February 1997 | 12 October 1999 | Pakistan Peoples Party | Democratic socialism
10  | Fazal-ur-Rehman[2] |  | 25 March 2004 | 15 November 2007 | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | Religious conservatism
11  | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi[3] |  | 10 April 2008 | 16 September 2008 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | Conservatism
12  | Nisar Ali Khan[4] |  | 17 September 2008 | 7 June 2013 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | Pakistani conservatism
13  | Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah[5] |  | 7 June 2013 | 31 May 2018 | Pakistan Peoples Party | Democratic socialism
14  | Shehbaz Sharif[6] |  | 20 August 2018 | 10 April 2022 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | Pakistani conservatism
15  | Raja Riaz Ahmad Khan[7] |  | 20 May 2022 | 10 August 2023 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | Welfarism
16  | Omar Ayub Khan[8] |  | 2 April 2024 | Incumbent | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | Anti-corruption

## See also

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* National Assembly of Pakistan
* Government of Pakistan
* Politics of Pakistan
* Pakistan

## References

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1. ^ a b "Leaders of Opposition". www.na.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
2. ^ "Fazl named leader of opposition: ARD rejects decision". DAWN. 26 May 2004.
3. ^ "Parvaiz Elahi resigns as opposition leader". DAWN. 14 September 2008.
4. ^ "Nisar is now Leader of Opposition in NA". DAWN. 18 September 2008.
5. ^ "PPP's Khursheed Shah declared leader of opposition in NA". DAWN. 7 June 2013.
6. ^ "Shehbaz Sharif notified as Opposition Leader in NA". The News International. 20 August 2018.
7. ^ "Raja Riaz appointed opposition leader in NA". The Express Tribune. 20 May 2022.
8. ^ Sadozai, Irfan; Guramani, Nadir (2 April 2024). "PTI's Omar Ayub made opposition leader in National Assembly". DAWN.

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Leaders of the opposition of Pakistan

* Jinnah
* Amin
* Wali-Khan
* Mazari
* Imam
* Wali-Khan
* Bhutto
* N. Sharif
* Bhutto
* Fazl-ur-Rehman
* Elahi
* Nisar
* Khurshid Shah
* S. Sharif
* Raja Riaz
* Omar Ayub

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