Back رئيس مجلس الشيوخ الباكستاني Arabic পাকিস্তানের সিনেটের চেয়ারম্যান Bengali/Bangla पाकिस्तान की सेनेट के अध्यक्ष Hindi Senatets formann (Pakistan) NB پاڪستان جي سينيٽ جو چيئرمين Sindhi Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan SIMPLE صدر ایوان بالا پاکستان Urdu
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| Senate of Pakistan | |
| Style | Mr. Chairman (Informal; while presiding the house) Honourable Chairman (Formal) Mr. President (While acting as the President) |
| Status | Presiding officer |
| Seat | Parliament House, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Appointer | The Senate |
| Term length | 3 years, at the Senate’s pleasure. |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Pakistan |
| Formation | 12 April 1973; 49 years ago |
| First holder | Habibullah K. Marwat 12 April 1973 |
| Succession | First |
| Website | Chairman Senate |
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The chairman of the Senate of Pakistan (Urdu: صدر ایوانِ بالا) is the president-chair of the Senate of Pakistan.[1] According to the Constitution of Pakistan, the chairman is a presiding official and the Senate must choose a chairman and deputy chairman for a time interval of three years.[2]
During the president's absence, the chairman of the Senate is empowered with the duties of the presidency; in rare events involving the absence of the chairman, the presidential duties are usually held by the speaker of the National Assembly.[3] The chairman of the Senate is the first in the line of succession to the president of Pakistan, ahead of the speaker of the National Assembly.[4]
The first chairman of the Senate was Habibullah Marwat, while Wasim Sajjad remains the longest-serving chairman. Senator Yusuf Raza Gilani elected to Senate in the April 2 election, is the current chairman of the Senate, having assumed office on 9 April 2024.
- ^ Article 60(1) of the Chapter 2: Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) in Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan.
- ^ Article 60(2), 63(6–7) of the Chapter 2: Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) in Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan.
- ^ Article 49(1) of the Chapter 1: The President in Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan.
- ^ Article 49(2) of the Chapter 1: The President in Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan.