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	\| image = Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Iran.jpg		\| image = Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Iran.jpg
	\| office = [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan\|19th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]]		\| office = [[Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs\|Federal Minister For Economic Affairs]]
	\| ~~predecessor~~ = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]] (Acting)		\| term_start = 19 April 2022
	\| ~~successor~~ = [[Asad Qaiser]]		\| president = [[Arif Alvi]]
	\| ~~term_start~~ = 9 November 2015		\| primeminister = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
	\| ~~term_end~~ = 15 August 2018		\| predecessor = [[Omar Ayub Khan]]
	~~\| deputy = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]]~~
	~~\| office1 =~~		\| office1 = [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan\|19th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]]
	~~\| term_start1 = 3 June 2013~~		\| predecessor1 = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]] (Acting)
	~~\| term_end1 = 22 August 2015~~		\| successor1 = [[Asad Qaiser]]
	~~\| predecessor1 = [[Fahmida Mirza]]~~		\| term_start1 = 9 November 2015
			\| term_end1 = 15 August 2018
	\| deputy1 = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]]		\| deputy1 = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]]
	\| ~~successor1~~ = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]] (Acting)		\| office2 =
	\| ~~office2~~ = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]		\| term_start2
	\| ~~term_start2~~ = 13 August 2018		= 3 June 2013
	\| ~~constituency2~~ = [[NA-129 (Lahore-VII)]]		\| term_end2 = 22 August 2015
	\| ~~term_start3~~ = 18 November 2002		\| predecessor2 = [[Fahmida Mirza]]
	\| ~~term_end3~~ = 31 May 2018		\| deputy2 = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]]
	\| ~~constituency3~~ = [[NA-122 (Lahore-V)]]		\| successor2 = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]] (Acting)
			\| office3 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
			\| term_start3 = 13 August 2018
			\| constituency3 = [[NA-129 (Lahore-VII)]]
			\| term_start4 = 18 November 2002
			\| term_end4 = 31 May 2018
			\| constituency4 = [[NA-122 (Lahore-V)]]
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1954\|10\|17\|df=y}}<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /><ref name="na.gov.pk/profile">{{cite web\|title=Profile of Speaker\|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=134\|website=National Assembly of Pakistan\|access-date=11 January 2017\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111103038/http://www.na.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=134\|archive-date=11 January 2017\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1954\|10\|17\|df=y}}<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /><ref name="na.gov.pk/profile">{{cite web\|title=Profile of Speaker\|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=134\|website=National Assembly of Pakistan\|access-date=11 January 2017\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111103038/http://www.na.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=134\|archive-date=11 January 2017\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
	\| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[~~West~~ Punjab\|Punjab]], [[Dominion of Pakistan\|Pakistan]]		\| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], [[Dominion of Pakistan\|Pakistan]]
	\| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]<br />{{small\|(2001–present)}}		\| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]<br />{{small\|(2001–present)}}
	\| otherparty = [[Pakistan ~~Muslim League~~]] {{small\|(before 1998)}}		\| otherparty = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] {{small\|(before 1998)}}
	\| nationality = ~~<B>~~Pakistani~~</B>~~		\| nationality = '''Pakistani'''
	\| alma_mater = [[Aitchison College]]		\| alma_mater = [[Aitchison College]]
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Reema Ayaz\|1977}}<ref>{{cite news \|title=Aleem Khan and Ayaz Sadiq are married to daughters of ex-LHC judges \|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/67063-aleem-khan-and-ayaz-sadiq-are-married-to-daughters-of-ex-lhc-judges \|access-date=3 August 2018 \|work=The News \|language=en}}</ref>		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Reema Ayaz\|1977}}<ref>{{cite news \|title=Aleem Khan and Ayaz Sadiq are married to daughters of ex-LHC judges \|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/67063-aleem-khan-and-ayaz-sadiq-are-married-to-daughters-of-ex-lhc-judges \|access-date=3 August 2018 \|work=The News \|language=en}}</ref>
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	'''Sardar Ayaz Sadiq''' ({{lang-ur\|{{Nastaliq\|سردار اياز صادق}}}}; born 17 October 1954) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018. He served as the 19th [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]] from June 2013 to August 2015 and again from November 2015 to August 2018.		'''Sardar Ayaz Sadiq''' ([[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], {{lang-ur\|{{Nastaliq\|سردار اياز صادق}}}}; born 17 October 1954) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018. He served as the 19th [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]] from June 2013 to August 2015 and again from November 2015 to August 2018.

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==

	Sadiq was born on 17 October 1954<ref>{{cite news\|title=If elections are held on time…\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/404658\|access-date=4 December 2017\|work=www.thenews.com.pk\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Detail Information\|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=122\|access-date=10 July 2017\|date=19 April 2014\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419130432/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=122\|archive-date=19 April 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in Lahore to ~~Sheikh~~ Muhammad Sadiq and Attiya Sadiq.<ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" /> He belongs to Arain family hailing from Kasur, Punjab.<ref name="dawn/4june2013">{{cite news\|title=Ayaz Sadiq — a profile\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1015955\|access-date=11 January 2017\|publisher=Dawn\|date=4 June 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729100131/https://www.dawn.com/news/1015955\|archive-date=29 July 2017\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He completed his education from [[Aitchison College]], Lahore. [[Imran Khan]], [[Nisar Ali Khan]], [[Pervaiz Khattak]], [[Sardar Akhtar Mengal]] and [[Zulfiqar Ali Magsi]] were amongst his class fellows when Sadiq was enrolled in Aitchison College.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> In an interview, Sadiq said he was an average student.<ref name="dawn/30april2013">{{cite news\|title=I hit Imran with a hockey stick, says NA Speaker\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1025864/i-hit-imran-with-a-hockey-stick-claims-rival-candidate\|access-date=11 January 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=30 April 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819234614/https://www.dawn.com/news/1025864/i-hit-imran-with-a-hockey-stick-claims-rival-candidate\|archive-date=19 August 2017\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Sadiq received degree in commerce from Hailey College of [[University of the Punjab\|Punjab University]] in 1975.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" />		Sadiq was born on 17 October 1954<ref>{{cite news\|title=If elections are held on time…\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/404658\|access-date=4 December 2017\|work=www.thenews.com.pk\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Detail Information\|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=122\|access-date=10 July 2017\|date=19 April 2014\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419130432/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=122\|archive-date=19 April 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in Lahore to Chaudhry Sardar Muhammad Sadiq and Attiya Sadiq.<ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" /> He belongs to Arain family hailing from Kasur, Punjab.<ref name="dawn/4june2013">{{cite news\|title=Ayaz Sadiq — a profile\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1015955\|access-date=11 January 2017\|publisher=Dawn\|date=4 June 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729100131/https://www.dawn.com/news/1015955\|archive-date=29 July 2017\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He completed his education from [[Aitchison College]], Lahore. [[Imran Khan]], [[Nisar Ali Khan]], [[Pervaiz Khattak]], [[Sardar Akhtar Mengal]] and [[Zulfiqar Ali Magsi]] were amongst his class fellows when Sadiq was enrolled in Aitchison College.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> In an interview, Sadiq said he was an average student.<ref name="dawn/30april2013">{{cite news\|title=I hit Imran with a hockey stick, says NA Speaker\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1025864/i-hit-imran-with-a-hockey-stick-claims-rival-candidate\|access-date=11 January 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=30 April 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819234614/https://www.dawn.com/news/1025864/i-hit-imran-with-a-hockey-stick-claims-rival-candidate\|archive-date=19 August 2017\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Sadiq received degree in commerce from Hailey College of [[University of the Punjab\|Punjab University]] in 1975.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" />

	Sadiq married to Reema Ayaz in 1977, and has a daughter and two sons.<ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" /> Sadiq is a son-in-law of former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Sardar Iqbal.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" />		Sadiq married to Reema Ayaz in 1977, and has a daughter and two sons.<ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" /> Sadiq is a son-in-law of former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Sardar Iqbal.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" />

	Since 1996, Sadiq has been a member of the Lahore Gymkhana Club.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> Sadiq is a businessman by profession and has had business contracts with [[Pakistan Railways]].<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> He along with members of his family runs a non-profit hospital "Sardar Trust Eye Hospital".<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /><ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" />		Since 1996, Sadiq has been a member of the Lahore Gymkhana Club.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> Sadiq is a businessman by profession and has had business contracts with [[Pakistan Railways]].<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> He along with members of his family runs a non-profit hospital "Sardar Trust Eye Hospital" in Lahore.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /><ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" />

	==Political career==		==Political career==
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	He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency [[NA-129 (Lahore-VII)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=PML (N) Sardar Ayaz Sadiq wins NA-129 election \|url=https://www.app.com.pk/pml-n-sardar-ayaz-sadiq-wins-na-129-election/ \|access-date=3 August 2018 \|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan \|date=27 July 2018}}</ref> On 15 August 2018, he was replaced by [[Asad Qaiser]] as speaker of the National Assembly.<ref name="dawn/17aug2018" />		He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency [[NA-129 (Lahore-VII)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=PML (N) Sardar Ayaz Sadiq wins NA-129 election \|url=https://www.app.com.pk/pml-n-sardar-ayaz-sadiq-wins-na-129-election/ \|access-date=3 August 2018 \|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan \|date=27 July 2018}}</ref> On 15 August 2018, he was replaced by [[Asad Qaiser]] as speaker of the National Assembly.<ref name="dawn/17aug2018" />

	He is generally considered a soft-spoken<ref name="dawn/17aug2018">{{cite news \|last1=Wasim \|first1=Amir \|title=PTI finally takes up reins of National Assembly \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427273/pti-finally-takes-up-reins-of-national-assembly \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|work=DAWN.COM \|date=17 August 2018}}</ref> and cool-headed politician in Pakistan.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> In 2020, made claims about [[2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes]] that foreign minister [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi\|Qureshi]] was "trembling with fear" and insisting to release pilot to avert an Indian invasion. This issue became a row, drawing sharp criticism for him from [[Inter-Services Public Relations\|ISPR]] and Pakistani government, terming his statements as "irresponsible" and demanding an apology from him. He ~~later claimed~~ that ~~his~~ statement was ~~misinterpreted~~.<ref name="The Dawn">{{Cite news\|last=Hussian\|first=Javed\|date=2020-10-29\|title='Misleading' to link Abhinandan's release with anything other than Pakistan's mature response: DG ISPR\|newspaper=The Dawn\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1587624/misleading-to-link-abhinandans-release-with-anything-other-than-pakistans-mature-response-dg-ispr\|access-date=2020-10-30}}</ref>		He is generally considered a soft-spoken<ref name="dawn/17aug2018">{{cite news \|last1=Wasim \|first1=Amir \|title=PTI finally takes up reins of National Assembly \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427273/pti-finally-takes-up-reins-of-national-assembly \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|work=DAWN.COM \|date=17 August 2018}}</ref> and cool-headed politician in Pakistan.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> In 2020, made claims about [[2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes]] that foreign minister [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi\|Qureshi]] was "trembling with fear" and insisting to release pilot to avert an Indian invasion. This issue became a row, drawing sharp criticism for him from [[Inter-Services Public Relations\|ISPR]] and Pakistani government, terming his statements as "irresponsible" and demanding an apology from him. He answered to the controversy and added that statement was being misrepresented.<ref name="The Dawn">{{Cite news\|last=Hussian\|first=Javed\|date=2020-10-29\|title='Misleading' to link Abhinandan's release with anything other than Pakistan's mature response: DG ISPR\|newspaper=The Dawn\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1587624/misleading-to-link-abhinandans-release-with-anything-other-than-pakistans-mature-response-dg-ispr\|access-date=2020-10-30}}</ref>

			Amid the April 2022 political crisis in [[Pakistan]], when the speaker and the deputy speaker resigned, he was asked to hold voting on [[no-confidence motion]] against the [[prime minister of Pakistan]].<ref name="Al Jazeera">{{Cite news\|date=2022-04-10\|title=Pakistan political crisis latest updates: Khan removed as PM\|newspaper=Al Jazeera\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/4/9/pakistan-political-crisis-live-news-imran-khan-no-confidence-motion-parliament-liveblog\|access-date=2022-04-11}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ayaz Sadiq
| honorific_suffix =
| image = Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Iran.jpg
| office = [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan|19th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| predecessor = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]] (Acting)
| successor = [[Asad Qaiser]]
| term_start = 9 November 2015
| term_end = 15 August 2018
| deputy = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]]
| office1 =
| term_start1 = 3 June 2013
| term_end1 = 22 August 2015
| predecessor1 = [[Fahmida Mirza]]
| deputy1 = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]]
| successor1 = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]] (Acting)
| office2 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start2 = 13 August 2018
| constituency2 = [[NA-129 (Lahore-VII)]]
| term_start3 = 18 November 2002
| term_end3 = 31 May 2018
| constituency3 = [[NA-122 (Lahore-V)]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|10|17|df=y}}<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /><ref name="na.gov.pk/profile">{{cite web|title=Profile of Speaker|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=134|website=National Assembly of Pakistan|access-date=11 January 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111103038/http://www.na.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=134|archive-date=11 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[West Punjab|Punjab]], [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]]
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]<br />{{small|(2001–present)}}
| otherparty = [[Pakistan Muslim League]] {{small|(before 1998)}}
| nationality = <B>Pakistani</B>
| alma_mater = [[Aitchison College]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Reema Ayaz|1977}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Aleem Khan and Ayaz Sadiq are married to daughters of ex-LHC judges |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/67063-aleem-khan-and-ayaz-sadiq-are-married-to-daughters-of-ex-lhc-judges |access-date=3 August 2018 |work=The News |language=en}}</ref>
| children = 3
}}

'''Sardar Ayaz Sadiq''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سردار اياز صادق}}}}; born 17 October 1954) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018. He served as the 19th [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]] from June 2013 to August 2015 and again from November 2015 to August 2018.

==Early life and education==

Sadiq was born on 17 October 1954<ref>{{cite news|title=If elections are held on time…|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/404658|access-date=4 December 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=122|access-date=10 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419130432/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=122|archive-date=19 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in Lahore to Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq and Attiya Sadiq.<ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" /> He belongs to Arain family hailing from Kasur, Punjab.<ref name="dawn/4june2013">{{cite news|title=Ayaz Sadiq — a profile|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1015955|access-date=11 January 2017|publisher=Dawn|date=4 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729100131/https://www.dawn.com/news/1015955|archive-date=29 July 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He completed his education from [[Aitchison College]], Lahore. [[Imran Khan]], [[Nisar Ali Khan]], [[Pervaiz Khattak]], [[Sardar Akhtar Mengal]] and [[Zulfiqar Ali Magsi]] were amongst his class fellows when Sadiq was enrolled in Aitchison College.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> In an interview, Sadiq said he was an average student.<ref name="dawn/30april2013">{{cite news|title=I hit Imran with a hockey stick, says NA Speaker|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1025864/i-hit-imran-with-a-hockey-stick-claims-rival-candidate|access-date=11 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=30 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819234614/https://www.dawn.com/news/1025864/i-hit-imran-with-a-hockey-stick-claims-rival-candidate|archive-date=19 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Sadiq received degree in commerce from Hailey College of [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]] in 1975.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" />

Sadiq married to Reema Ayaz in 1977, and has a daughter and two sons.<ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" /> Sadiq is a son-in-law of former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Sardar Iqbal.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" />

Since 1996, Sadiq has been a member of the Lahore Gymkhana Club.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> Sadiq is a businessman by profession and has had business contracts with [[Pakistan Railways]].<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> He along with members of his family runs a non-profit hospital "Sardar Trust Eye Hospital".<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /><ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" />

==Political career==
Sadiq began his political career as a member of the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) in the late 1990s<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> when he was a close friend of PTI chairman [[Imran Khan]].<ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> Sadiq ran for the seat of [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of PTI in [[1997 Pakistani general election]] from Constituency PP-121 Lahore but was unsuccessful. He received 4,541 votes and lost the seat to [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N).<ref>{{cite web|title=Election Result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of Pakistan|access-date=30 August 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830191836/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf|archive-date=30 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Sadiq left PTI in 1998 owing to differences with Imran Khan<ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> and joined PML (N) in 2001.<ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" />

Sadiq was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of PML-N from [[NA-122 (Lahore-V)|Constituency NA-122 (Lahore-V)]] on [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002 general election]],<ref>{{cite news|title=As Pakistan goes to polls: Take a peek at some major NA constituencies|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/813877|access-date=6 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=10 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305114952/https://www.dawn.com/news/813877|archive-date=5 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="tribune/12may2013" /><ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> by defeating Imran Khan.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> Sadiq claimed "it was a big victory as his leader Nawaz Sharif in exile and Pervez Musharraf, a close aide of Imran Khan at that time, in power".<ref name="dawn/30april2013" /> During his tenure as the member of the National Assembly, he remained a member of the National Assembly's Standing Committees on Railways,<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> Finance and Defence Production.<ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" />

Sadiq was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-122 (Lahore-V) in [[2008 Pakistani general election|2008 general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NA-122-Lahore-V election results|url=http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na122.html|publisher=Geo News|access-date=11 January 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328065918/http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na122.html|archive-date=28 March 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="tribune/12may2013">{{cite news|title=Imran Khan loses Lahore seat to PML-N – The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/547979/imran-khan-loses-lahore-seat-to-pml-n/|access-date=11 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=12 May 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822181916/https://tribune.com.pk/story/547979/imran-khan-loses-lahore-seat-to-pml-n/|archive-date=22 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> During his tenure as the member of the National Assembly, he became the chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committees on Railways.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" />

Sadiq was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-122 (Lahore-V) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]],<ref name="tribune/12may2013" /> by defeating Imran Khan.<ref name="dawn/2june2013">{{cite news|title=PML-N's Ayaz Sadiq submits nomination papers for speaker NA|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1015592/pml-ns-ayaz-sadiq-submits-nomination-papers-for-speaker-na|access-date=11 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=2 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113121805/http://www.dawn.com/news/1015592/pml-ns-ayaz-sadiq-submits-nomination-papers-for-speaker-na|archive-date=13 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> In June 2013, Sadiq was elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.<ref name="dawn/2june2013" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Coveted posts: New speaker, his deputy in saddle – The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/558581/coveted-posts-new-speaker-his-deputy-in-saddle/|access-date=11 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=4 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823132506/https://tribune.com.pk/story/558581/coveted-posts-new-speaker-his-deputy-in-saddle/|archive-date=23 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N's Ayaz Sadiq elected speaker of the National Assembly – The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/558186/pml-ns-ayaz-sadiq-elected-speaker-of-the-national-assembly/|access-date=11 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=3 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822220856/https://tribune.com.pk/story/558186/pml-ns-ayaz-sadiq-elected-speaker-of-the-national-assembly/|archive-date=22 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-Ns Sardar Ayaz elected NA speaker, Murtaza Javed deputy|url=http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=103637|access-date=11 January 2017|publisher=Geo News|date=7 June 2013|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607161135/http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=103637|archive-date=7 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2015, Imran Khan alleged rigging in the constituency of Sadiq from where Sadiq won in 2013 election.<ref>{{cite news|title=NA-122 rigging allegations: Tribunal terms Ayaz Sadiq's election null and void – The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/942719/na-122-verdict-in-rigging-case-to-be-announced-today/|access-date=11 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=22 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622143853/http://tribune.com.pk/story/942719/na-122-verdict-in-rigging-case-to-be-announced-today/|archive-date=22 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Following which the [[Election Commission of Pakistan]] de-seated Sadiq and ordered re-polling in the constituency.<ref name="dawn/22august2015">{{cite news|title=NA-122 election tribunal deseats Ayaz Sadiq, orders re-polling|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1202134|access-date=11 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=22 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113125053/http://www.dawn.com/news/1202134|archive-date=13 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In October 2015, Sadiq retained his National Assembly seat by defeating a PTI candidate in by-election and was re-elected to the National Assembly for the fourth time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ayaz Sadiq takes oath as MNA|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1217867|access-date=11 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=6 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113125940/http://www.dawn.com/news/1217867|archive-date=13 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ayaz Sadiq retakes NA-122, but PML-N loses provincial assembly seat to PTI|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1212484|access-date=11 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 October 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113112823/http://www.dawn.com/news/1212484|archive-date=13 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In November 2015, Sadiq retained its position as the speaker of the National Assembly by getting re-elected for the second time<ref name="dawn/9november2015">{{cite news|title=Ayaz Sadiq elected NA Speaker again|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1218504|access-date=11 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=9 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113123441/http://www.dawn.com/news/1218504|archive-date=13 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and become first person to have been elected as the Speaker of National Assembly for the second time during the same government's tenure in Pakistan.<ref name="dawn/9november2015" />

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency [[NA-129 (Lahore-VII)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PML (N) Sardar Ayaz Sadiq wins NA-129 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/pml-n-sardar-ayaz-sadiq-wins-na-129-election/ |access-date=3 August 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan |date=27 July 2018}}</ref> On 15 August 2018, he was replaced by [[Asad Qaiser]] as speaker of the National Assembly.<ref name="dawn/17aug2018" />

He is generally considered a soft-spoken<ref name="dawn/17aug2018">{{cite news |last1=Wasim |first1=Amir |title=PTI finally takes up reins of National Assembly |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427273/pti-finally-takes-up-reins-of-national-assembly |access-date=17 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=17 August 2018}}</ref> and cool-headed politician in Pakistan.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> In 2020, made claims about [[2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes]] that foreign minister [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi|Qureshi]] was "trembling with fear" and insisting to release pilot to avert an Indian invasion. This issue became a row, drawing sharp criticism for him from [[Inter-Services Public Relations|ISPR]] and Pakistani government, terming his statements as "irresponsible" and demanding an apology from him. He later claimed that his statement was misinterpreted.<ref name="The Dawn">{{Cite news|last=Hussian|first=Javed|date=2020-10-29|title='Misleading' to link Abhinandan's release with anything other than Pakistan's mature response: DG ISPR|newspaper=The Dawn|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1587624/misleading-to-link-abhinandans-release-with-anything-other-than-pakistans-mature-response-dg-ispr|access-date=2020-10-30}}</ref>

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