Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan
Incumbent
Vacant
since 10 August 2023
StyleThe Honorable (formal)
Leader of the Opposition (spoken)
Member ofNational Assembly of Pakistan
Reports toParliament of Pakistan
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
Formation7 July 1955, 63 years ago
First holderHussain Shaheed Suharwardy

The Leader of the Opposition (Urdu: قائد حزب اختلاف) is the people's elected politician who is, by law, the leader of the Official Opposition in Pakistan. The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the National Assembly that is not in government. This is usually the leader of the second-largest political party in the National Assembly.

The leader of the opposition is normally viewed as an alternative Prime Minister. There is also a Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, who is elected / nominated separately by the opposition members of the Senate of Pakistan.

List

A list of the leaders of the Opposition before and according to the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan;

Leaders of the Opposition PortraitStarting termEnding termPolitical affiliationPolitical ideology
A Fatima Jinnah 1 January 19609 July 1967IndependentPakistani nationalism
B Nurul Amin 9 July 19677 December 1970Pakistan Muslim LeaguePakistani nationalism
1 Khan Abdul Wali Khan 14 April 197217 August 1975National Awami PartyDemocratic socialism
2 Sherbaz Khan Mazari 17 August 19755 July 1977Pakistan National AllianceIslamism
3 Fakhar Imam 24 March 198529 May 1988Pakistan Muslim LeagueNational conservatism
(1) Khan Abdul Wali Khan 2 December 19886 August 1990Awami National PartyDemocratic socialism
4 Benazir Bhutto 6 November 199018 July 1993Pakistan Peoples PartyDemocratic socialism
5 Nawaz Sharif 19 October 19935 November 1996Pakistan Muslim League (N)Pakistani conservatism
(4) Benazir Bhutto 17 February 199712 October 1999Pakistan Peoples PartyDemocratic socialism
6 Fazal-ur-Rehman 25 March 200415 November 2007Muttahida Majlis-e-AmalReligious conservatism
7 Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi 10 April 200816 September 2008Pakistan Muslim League (Q)Conservatism
8 Nisar Ali Khan 17 September 20087 June 2013Pakistan Muslim League (N)Pakistani conservatism
9 Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah 7 June 201331 May 2018Pakistan Peoples PartyDemocratic socialism
10 Shehbaz Sharif 20 August 201810 April 2022Pakistan Muslim League (N)Pakistani conservatism
11 Raja Riaz Ahmad Khan 20 May 202210 August 2023Pakistan Tehreek-e-InsafWelfarism

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