Leader of the Opposition of Punjab (Pakistan)
The Leader of the Opposition of Punjab (Urdu: قائد حزب اختلاف پنجاب), is an elected politician who is, by Pakistani law, the leader of the Official Opposition in the Province of Punjab. The Leader of the Opposition leads the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the Provincial Assembly that is not in government. This is usually the leader of the second-largest political party in the Provincial Assembly.
| Leader of the Opposition of Punjab | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honorable (formal) Leader of the Opposition (spoken) |
| Member of | Provincial Assembly of Punjab |
| Reports to | Provincial Assembly of Punjab |
| Term length | While leader of the largest political party in the Provincial Assembly that is not in government |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Pakistan |
| Formation | 07 May 1951 |
| First holder | Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot |
Former Leaders of the Opposition Punjab
| Order | Leader of the Opposition Punjab | Time Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot | 7 May 1951 – 9 December 1952 |
| 2 | Mian Abdul Bari | 9 December 1952 - 14 October 1955 |
| 3 | Sardar Bahadur Khan | 20 May 1956 - 7 October 1958 |
| 4 | Khawaja Muhammad Safdar | 6 December 1962 - 8 June 1965 |
| 5 | Khawaja Muhammad Safdar | 9 June 1965 - 25 March 1969 |
| 6 | Allama Rehmatullah Arshad | 3 May 1972 - 17 November 1975 |
| 7 | Chaudhry Talib Hussain | 17 November 1975 - 13 January 1977 |
| 8 | Sardarzada Zaffar Abbas Syed | 6 June 1977 - 5 July 1977 |
| 9 | Makhdoomzada Syed Hasan Mahmood | February 1986 - 26 August 1986 |
| 10 | Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat | 4 October 1986 - 30 May 1988 |
| 11 | Farooq Leghari | 2 December 1988 - 26 December 1988 |
| 12 | Rana Shaukat Mehmood | 27 December 1988 - 6 August 1990 |
| 13 | Rana Ikram Rabbani | 7 November 1990 - 28 June 1993 |
| 14 | Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, (Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Acting Leader of Opposition from 1993 to 1996) | October 1993 - 17 November 1996 |
| 15 | Saeed Ahmed Khan | 30 June 1997 - 12 October 1999 |
| 15 | Qasim Zia | 2002 - 2007 |
| 16 | Raja Riaz | 2008 - 2013 |
| 17 | Mehmood-ur-Rasheed | 2013 - 2018 |
| 18 | Hamza Shahbaz Sharif | 6 September 2018 - 16 April 2022 |
See also
References
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