Speaker of the National Assembly

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The Speaker of the National Assembly is the presiding officer and highest authority of Pakistan’s lower house of Parliament, responsible for overseeing legislative proceedings and maintaining order and impartiality in the chamber.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office of Pakistan ⓘ
parliamentary office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
canVote normally does not vote except in case of a tie ⓘ
chamberType lower house ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
deputy Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
electionType indirect election ⓘ
eligibility must be a member of the National Assembly ⓘ
must meet constitutional qualifications for membership of the National Assembly ⓘ
historicalContinuity office has existed since the creation of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
impartialityRequirement expected to be non-partisan in the chair ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
partOf Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
precedence high in the Warrant of Precedence of Pakistan ⓘ
presidesOver National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
rank high constitutional office in Pakistan ⓘ
reportsTo National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
residence Speaker’s House, Islamabad ⓘ
responsibility administering oath to members in the National Assembly ⓘ
announcing results of votes ⓘ
certifying money bills ⓘ
deciding points of order ⓘ
ensuring adherence to the Constitution of Pakistan in assembly proceedings ⓘ
ensuring impartiality in proceedings ⓘ
interpreting and enforcing the rules of procedure ⓘ
maintaining decorum in the house ⓘ
maintaining order in the chamber ⓘ
managing debates ⓘ
overseeing legislative proceedings ⓘ
protecting the rights of all members ⓘ
putting questions to vote ⓘ
recognizing members to speak ⓘ
referring bills to relevant committees ⓘ
representing the National Assembly in its relations with external parliamentary bodies ⓘ
representing the National Assembly in its relations with the President ⓘ
representing the National Assembly in its relations with the Senate ⓘ
role highest authority in the National Assembly chamber ⓘ
presiding officer of the National Assembly ⓘ
seat Parliament House, Islamabad ⓘ
selectionMethod elected by members of the National Assembly ⓘ
style Madam Speaker ⓘ
Mr. Speaker ⓘ
successionRole acts as presiding officer in joint sittings of Parliament when required ⓘ
termLength duration of the National Assembly’s term ⓘ
up to five years ⓘ
tieBreakingRole casts deciding vote in the event of a tie ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of Pakistan 1956 → providedForOffice → Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ
Parliament House, Islamabad → usedBy → Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Speaker of the National Assembly
National Assembly of Pakistan → presidingOfficerTitle → Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ
National Assembly of Pakistan → presidingOfficerTitle → Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ
subject linked to: National Assembly
National Assembly of Pakistan → presidingOfficerTitle → Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ
subject linked to: NA
Speaker’s House, Islamabad → hasOccupantRole → Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ