Mr. Illahi Bukhsh Soomro is the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He was elected as the Speaker on February 16, 1997, and is doing his tasks as the Speaker since then.
He was elected from the constituency NA-156, from the province of Sind.
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan is elected for a period of five years. The minimum requirment of age is Twenty five years. The elected Speaker must be an elected Member of the National Assembly so as to qualify for the post of the Speaker.
| Mr. Speaker | |
|---|---|
| Illahi Bukhsh Soomro | 9208812 |
| 9213126 | |
| 9207809 | P.S. to Speaker |
| Ahmed Hussain | 9204866 |
| /2390 | |
| Other Staff | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qari Amir Shahzad (P.A. to P.S. to Speaker) | /2291 | 9202250 |
| Talib Javed Hussain (Personal Staff officer) | /2439 | 9201950 |
| Abdur Rehman (P.A. to Speaker) | /2443 | 9202512 |
Former Presidents/Speakers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | President | 11 Aug., 1947 to 11 Sep., 1948 |
| 2. | Moulvi Tamizuddin Khan | President | 14 Dec., 1948 to 24 Oct., 1954 |
| 11 June, 1962 to 19 Aug., 1963 | |||
| 3. | Abdul Wahab Khan | Speaker | 12 Aug., 1955 to 7 Oct., 1958 |
| 4. | A. K. M. Fazalul Quader Choudhry | Speaker | 29 Nov., 1963 to 12 June, 1965 |
| 5. | Abdul Jabbar Khan | Speaker | 12 June, 1965 to 25 March, 1969 |
| 6. | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | President Constituent Assembly | 14 Apr., 1972 to 12 Apr., 1973 |
| 7. | Fazal Elahi Choudhry | Speaker | 15 Aug., 1972 to 7 Aug., 1973 |
| 8. | Sahibzada Farooq Ali | Speaker | 9 Aug., 1973 to 27 March, 1977 |
| 9. | Malik Miraj Khalid | Speaker | 27 March 1977 to 5 July, 1977 |
| 3 Dec., 1988 to 4 Nov., 1990 | |||
| 10. | Syed Fakhar Imam | Speaker | 22 March, 1985 to 26 May, 1986 |
| 11. | Hamid Nasir Chattha | Speaker | 31 May, 1986 to 3 Dec., 1988 |
| 12. | Gohar Ayub Khan | Speaker | 4 Nov., 1990 to 17 Oct., 1993 |
| 13. | Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani | Speaker | 17 Oct., 1993 to 16 Feb., 1997 |
| 14. | Illahi Bukhsh Soomro | Speaker | 16 Feb., 1997 to-date |