The deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan presides over the assembly whenever the speaker is absent or unable to perform his or her duties. The office has its roots in 1947 when the Deputy Speaker was addressed as the Deputy President of the legislative assembly. After the ratification of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, the office was re-established. Currently, the position of Deputy Speaker is held by Ghulam Mustafa Shah who was elected by the National Assembly of Pakistan on 1 March 2024 along with the Speaker Ayaz Sadiq.
Role and Responsibilities The office of the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly is created by Article 53 of the Chapter 2 in Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan. The Deputy Speaker acts as Speaker on occasions when the Speaker is unable to do so. If both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unable to fulfil the role, another person is appointed to temporarily act as Speaker.
List + Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly Order Deputy Speaker Time Duration Party—Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan23 February 1948 – 23 February 1948Pakistan Muslim League1Cecil Edward Gibbon23 February 1948 – 13 December 19482Muhammad Hashim Gazdar23 February 1948 – 24 October 19543Cecil Edward Gibbon 12 August 1955 – 7 October 19584Mohammad Afzal Cheema11 June 1962 – 12 January 19655Mohammad Abul Quasem 11 June 1962 – 12 January 19656Fazal Elahi Chaudhry12 January 1965 – 25 March 19697 A. T. M. Abdul Mateen12 January 1965 – 25 March 19698Mohammad Haneef Khan15 August 1972 – 10 August 19739Ashraf Khatoon Abbasi11 August 1973 – 10 January 1977Pakistan Peoples Party10Abdul Fateh 27 March 1977 – 5 July 197711Wazir Ahmed Jogezai23 March 1985 To 29 May 1988Pakistan Muslim League12Ashraf Khatoon Abbasi3 December 1988 – 6 August 1990Pakistan Peoples Party13Mohammad Nawaz Khokhar4 November 1990 – 18 July 1993Pakistan Muslim League (N)14Syed Zafar Ali Shah17 October 1993 – 5 November 1996Pakistan Peoples Party15Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal16 February 1997 – 20 August 2001Pakistan Muslim League (N)16Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob19 November 2002 – 15 November 2007Pakistan Muslim League (Q)17Faisal Karim Kundi19 March 2008 To 16 March 2013Pakistan Peoples Party18Murtaza Javed Abbasi3 June 2013 – 31 May 2018Pakistan Muslim League (N)19Qasim Suri15 August 2018 – 16 April 2022Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf20Zahid Akram Durrani21 April 2022- 9 August 2023Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)21Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah1 March 2024- Incumbent Pakistan Peoples Party
See also Speaker of National Assembly Senate of Pakistan Politics of Pakistan Prime Minister of Pakistan Constitution of Pakistan
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