Ayaz Sadiq
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq | |
|---|---|
ایاز صادق | |
Sadiq in 2017 | |
| 17th and 20th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2024 | |
| Deputy | Ghulam Mustafa Shah |
| Preceded by | Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
| In office 9 November 2015 – 15 August 2018 | |
| Deputy | Murtaza Javed Abbasi |
| Preceded by | Murtaza Javed Abbasi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Asad Qaiser |
| In office 3 June 2013 – 22 August 2015 | |
| Deputy | Murtaza Javed Abbasi |
| Preceded by | Fahmida Mirza |
| Succeeded by | Murtaza Javed Abbasi |
| Federal Minister For Economic Affairs | |
| In office 26 April 2022 – 10 August 2023 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Omar Ayub |
| Federal Minister for Political Affairs | |
| In office 16 May 2022 – 10 August 2023 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Federal Minister For Law and Justice | |
| In office 31 October 2022 – 30 November 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Azam Nazeer Tarar |
| Succeeded by | Azam Nazeer Tarar |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-120 (Lahore-IV) |
| Majority | 18,921 (%12.2) |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-129 (Lahore-VII) |
| Majority | 8,142 (%34.55) |
| In office 18 November 2003 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-122 (Lahore-V) |
| Majority | 18,893 (%45.89) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1954 |
| Party | PMLN (2001–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PTI (1997-2001) |
| Spouse |
Reema Ayaz (m. 1977) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Aitchison College |
| Alma mater | Hailey College of Commerce |
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq (born 17 October 1954) is a Pakistani politician and businessman serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lower house of the federal parliament, since March 2024. He is one of the senior members of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) on the politics of Pakistan.
Born in Lahore, Sadiq previously served as the 17th Speaker of the National Assembly from 2013 to 2018. Sadiq is also notable for overseeing voting on the motion of no-confidence against Imran Khan in April 2022; the next day, he oversaw voting for the election of the subsequent Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif. He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-120 (Lahore-IV), having been elected to the Assembly in every election since 2002.