Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga
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The Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga is the presiding officer and principal leader of Afghanistan’s lower house of the National Assembly, responsible for overseeing legislative sessions and parliamentary procedures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary office
ⓘ
political position ⓘ presiding officer role ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Afghan constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Afghan parliamentary procedures ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| canInfluence |
parliamentary agenda
ⓘ
priority of bills debated ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| domain | Afghan national politics ⓘ |
| electedBy | members of the Wolesi Jirga ⓘ |
| equivalentOffice |
Speaker of the House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Speaker of the lower house in other bicameral parliaments ⓘ |
| governingRules | rules of procedure of the Wolesi Jirga ⓘ |
| governsBody | plenary sessions of the Wolesi Jirga ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
parliamentary debates in the Wolesi Jirga
ⓘ
recognition of members to speak ⓘ rulings on points of order ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national legislation of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
Dari
ⓘ
Pashto ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberType | lower house ⓘ |
| mayDelegateTo | deputy speakers of the Wolesi Jirga ⓘ |
| officeLocation |
National Assembly building in Kabul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wolesi Jirga chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | legislative process in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| partOf | National Assembly of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
one of the highest offices in the Afghan legislature
ⓘ
principal leader of the Wolesi Jirga ⓘ |
| presidesOver | Wolesi Jirga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
Meshrano Jirga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Assembly of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOffice | Speaker of the Meshrano Jirga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Wolesi Jirga as a collective body ⓘ |
| requires | membership in the Wolesi Jirga ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
enforcing parliamentary rules and procedures
ⓘ
ensuring adherence to the constitution within parliamentary proceedings ⓘ facilitating the legislative process ⓘ maintaining order during debates ⓘ managing the agenda of the Wolesi Jirga ⓘ overseeing legislative sessions ⓘ representing the Wolesi Jirga in official functions ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | head of the lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| status | parliamentary leadership position ⓘ |
| symbolizes | authority of the Wolesi Jirga ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral national legislature ⓘ |
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