Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan

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parliamentary office political position presiding officer

The Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan is the elected head of the lower house of Parliament, responsible for overseeing legislative proceedings, maintaining order, and representing the Assembly in its official functions.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Speaker of the Majlis-e-Shoora (National Assembly) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy National Assembly of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy resolution of the National Assembly ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
deputy Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
electedAt first sitting of a new National Assembly ⓘ
electedBy members of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
electionMethod indirect election ⓘ
ensures impartial conduct of debates ⓘ
firstHolder Muhammad Ali Jinnah NERFINISHED ⓘ
followsInSuccessionToPresidency Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPower to allow or disallow motions ⓘ
to certify money bills ⓘ
to decide points of order ⓘ
to interpret rules of procedure ⓘ
to put questions to vote ⓘ
to recognize members wishing to speak ⓘ
to suspend members for disorderly conduct ⓘ
hasResidence Speaker House, Islamabad NERFINISHED ⓘ
holdsOfficeUntil successor is elected ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
legislativeChamberType lower house ⓘ
mayActAs acting President of Pakistan under certain conditions ⓘ
memberOf National Assembly of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn Article 53 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
mustBe member of the National Assembly ⓘ
oversees committee referrals of bills ⓘ
legislative business scheduling ⓘ
partOf Parliament of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedesInSuccessionToPresidency Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
presidesOver National Assembly of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
rankInOrderOfPrecedence high constitutional office ⓘ
represents National Assembly of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
representsIn official functions ⓘ
responsibleFor conducting legislative proceedings ⓘ
ensuring observance of rules of procedure ⓘ
maintaining order in the National Assembly ⓘ
seat Parliament House, Islamabad NERFINISHED ⓘ
style Madam Speaker NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mr. Speaker NERFINISHED ⓘ
termLength duration of the National Assembly ⓘ
up to five years ⓘ
typeOfBodyPresidedOver unicameral lower chamber in a bicameral parliament ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan) → appointedBy → Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly → equivalentOffice → Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
National Assembly chamber → presidingOfficer → Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ