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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Short description|Pakistani politician (born 1954)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ayaz Sadiq
| name               = Sardar Ayaz Sadiq
| honorific_suffix =  
| honorific_suffix   =  
| image = Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Iran.jpg
| image               = Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Iran.jpg
| office = [[Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs|Federal Minister For Economic Affairs]]
| office             = 17th and 20th [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start = 19 April 2022
| term_start          = 1 March 2024
| president = [[Arif Alvi]]
| term_end            =
| primeminister = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
| deputy              = [[Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah (Pakistani politician)|Ghulam Mustafa Shah]]
| predecessor = [[Omar Ayub Khan]]
| predecessor        = [[Raja Pervaiz Ashraf]]
| successor          =
| term_start1        = 9 November 2015
| term_end1          = 15 August 2018
| deputy1            = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]]
| predecessor1        = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]] (acting)
| successor1          = [[Asad Qaiser]]
| term_start2        = 3 June 2013
| term_end2          = 22 August 2015
| predecessor2        = [[Fahmida Mirza]]
| deputy2            = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]]
| successor2          = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]]
| office3            = [[Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs|Federal Minister For Economic Affairs]]
| term_start3        = 26 April 2022
| term_end3          = 10 August 2023
| president3          = [[Arif Alvi]]
| primeminister3      = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
| predecessor3        = [[Omar Ayub]]
| office4            = Federal Minister for Political Affairs
| term_start4        = 16 May 2022
| term_end4          = 10 August 2023
| president4          = [[Arif Alvi]]
| primeminister4      = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
| predecessor4        = Position Created
| office5            = [[Ministry of Law and Justice (Pakistan)|Federal Minister For Law and Justice]]
| term_start5        = 31 October 2022
| term_end5          = 30 November 2022
| president5          = [[Arif Alvi]]
| primeminister5      = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
| predecessor5        = [[Azam Nazeer Tarar]]
| successor5          = [[Azam Nazeer Tarar]]
| office6            = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start6        = 29 February 2024
| term_end6          =
| constituency6      = [[NA-120 (Lahore-IV)]]
| term_start7        = 13 August 2018
| term_end7          = 10 August 2023
| constituency7      = [[NA-129 (Lahore-VII)]]
| term_start8        = 18 November 2003
| term_end8          = 31 May 2018
| constituency8      = [[NA-122 (Lahore-V)]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1954|10|17|df=y}}<ref name="dawn/4june2013">{{cite news|title=Ayaz Sadiq – a profile|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1015955|access-date=11 January 2017|work=Dawn|location=Pakistan|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}}</ref><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=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111103038/http://www.na.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=134|archive-date=11 January 2017}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Lahore]], [[West Punjab]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
| party              = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (2001–present)
| otherparty          = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] (1997-2001)
| nationality        = Pakistani
| education          = [[Aitchison College]]
| alma_mater          = [[Hailey College of Commerce]]
| 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 International|language=en}}</ref>
| children            = 3
| native_name        = {{nobold|ایاز صادق}}
| caption            = Sadiq in 2017
| native_name_lang    = ur
| majority6          = 18,921 (%12.2)
| majority7          = 8,142 (%34.55)
| majority8          = 18,893 (%45.89)
}}


| office1 = [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan|19th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]]
'''Sardar Ayaz Sadiq'''{{efn|[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|سردار اياز صادق}}}}}} (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 [[Parliament of Pakistan|federal parliament]], since March 2024. He is one of the senior members of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] on the [[politics of Pakistan]].
| predecessor1 = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]] (Acting)
| successor1 = [[Asad Qaiser]]
| term_start1 = 9 November 2015
| term_end1 = 15 August 2018
| deputy1 = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]]
| office2 =
| term_start2
= 3 June 2013
| term_end2 = 22 August 2015
| predecessor2 = [[Fahmida Mirza]]
| deputy2 = [[Murtaza Javed Abbasi]]
| 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_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]]
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]<br />{{small|(2001–present)}}
| otherparty = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] {{small|(before 1998)}}
| nationality = '''Pakistani'''
| 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''' ([[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.
Born in [[Lahore]], Sadiq previously served as the 17th Speaker of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] from 2013 to 2018. Sadiq is also notable for overseeing voting on the [[No-confidence motion against Imran Khan|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|NA-120 (Lahore-IV)]], having been elected to the Assembly in every election since 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2024 |title=PML-N nominates Ayaz Sadiq for NA speaker's slot |url=https://arynews.tv/pml-n-nominates-ayaz-sadiq-for-na-speakers-slot/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |website=ARY News |language=en-US}}</ref>


==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 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 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=The News International|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=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419130432/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=122|archive-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> into a [[Kashmiri Shaikh]] family in [[Lahore]] to businessman Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq and Attiya Sadiq, a social worker and philanthropist.<ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" /> His father and his grandfather Sheikh Sardar Muhammad have both been influential local figures.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Farid |date=16 September 2015 |title=Match with Ayaz Sadiq |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/16-Sep-2015/match-with-ayaz-sadiq |website=The Nation}}</ref> His grandfather had served as the [[Deputy mayor|Deputy Mayor]] of Lahore and was a political activist close to [[Fatima Jinnah]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Speaker Profile: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq |url=https://na.gov.pk/en/print.php?content.php&id=220 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231103753/https://na.gov.pk/en/print.php?content.php&id=220 |archive-date=31 December 2025 |access-date= |website=[[National Assembly of Pakistan]] |publisher=[[Government of Pakistan]]}}</ref>


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" />
He completed his education at [[Aitchison College]], Lahore. [[Imran Khan]], [[Nisar Ali Khan]], [[Pervaiz Khattak]], [[Sardar Akhtar Mengal]] and [[Zulfiqar Ali Magsi]] were among his class fellows at Aitchison College.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /><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|location=Pakistan|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}}</ref> After completing his [[Senior Cambridge]], Sadiq received a degree in commerce from [[Hailey College of Commerce|Hailey College]] of [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]] in 1975.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> Sadiq represented his college in [[cricket]] and [[field hockey|hockey]] and also held the title of Lahore’s junior [[table tennis]] champion.<ref name=":1" />


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==
=== Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ===
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 began his political career as a member of the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) in the mid-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 the [[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}}</ref>


=== Pakistan Muslim League (N) ===
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 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 elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of PML-N from [[NA-122 (Lahore-V)|Constituency NA-122 (Lahore-V)]] on the [[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|location=Pakistan|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}}</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 the [[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=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328065918/http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na122.html|archive-date=28 March 2008}}</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}}</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 the [[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|location=Pakistan|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}}</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}}</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}}</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=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607161135/http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=103637|archive-date=7 June 2013}}</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}}</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|location=Pakistan|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}}</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|location=Pakistan|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}}</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|location=Pakistan|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}}</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|location=Pakistan|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}}</ref> and become the first person to have been elected as the Speaker of the 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 the [[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|location=Pakistan |date=17 August 2018}}</ref> and cool-headed politician in Pakistan.<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 [[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" />
In 2020, he made claims relating to the [[2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes]], in particular that foreign minister [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi|Qureshi]] was "trembling with fear" and insisted on releasing a pilot captured during the conflict, to avert an Indian invasion. This issue initiated a row, drawing sharp criticism from [[Inter-Services Public Relations|ISPR]] and the Pakistani government, terming his statements as "irresponsible" and demanding an apology. He addressed the controversy and added that his statement was misrepresented. Sadiq added that "[[Abhinandan Varthaman|Abhinandan]] had not come to Pakistan to distribute sweets; he had attacked Pakistan and it was a victory for Pakistan when his plane was shot down".<ref name="The Dawn">{{Cite news|last=Hussian|first=Javed|date=29 October 2020|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=30 October 2020}}</ref>


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


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" />
=== Family ===
Sadiq married Reema Ayaz in 1977, and has a daughter and two sons.<ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" /> Reema is the daughter of former [[Lahore High Court|Chief Justice of Lahore High Court]] and the [[Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan|First Ombudsman]] of Pakistan Sardar Muhammad Iqbal.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" />


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>
=== Business ===
Sadiq is a businessman by profession.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /> Among his declared business interests is Sardar Chemical Industries Limited, a publicly listed company engaged in the manufacture of dyes and chemical products for the textile and leather industries. Established as a private company in 1989, the firm commenced production in 1993 and was converted into a public limited company upon its listing on the [[Pakistan Stock Exchange]] in 1994. The company produces acid, direct, and reactive dyes, as well as optical brighteners, supplying primarily the domestic textile sector while also exporting a limited portion of its output, mainly to [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 October 2020 |title=Sardar Chemical Industries Limited |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40026080 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231110820/https://www.brecorder.com/news/40026080 |archive-date=31 December 2025 |website=[[Business Recorder]]}}</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>
=== Philanthropy ===
He along with members of his family runs a non-profit hospital Sardar Trust Eye Hospital, established in Lahore in 1994.<ref name=":1" /> Previously, his grandfather had founded the Sheikh Sardar Muhammad Girls High School in Lahore after partition encouraging women education; the school was later nationalised.<ref name="dawn/4june2013" /><ref name="na.gov.pk/profile" /> It was the first Muslim Girls School established in the locality.<ref name=":0" />


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Sardar Ayaz Sadiq
ایاز صادق
Sadiq in 2017
17th and 20th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
1 March 2024
DeputyGhulam Mustafa Shah
Preceded byRaja Pervaiz Ashraf
In office
9 November 2015 – 15 August 2018
DeputyMurtaza Javed Abbasi
Preceded byMurtaza Javed Abbasi (acting)
Succeeded byAsad Qaiser
In office
3 June 2013 – 22 August 2015
DeputyMurtaza Javed Abbasi
Preceded byFahmida Mirza
Succeeded byMurtaza Javed Abbasi
Federal Minister For Economic Affairs
In office
26 April 2022 – 10 August 2023
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Preceded byOmar Ayub
Federal Minister for Political Affairs
In office
16 May 2022 – 10 August 2023
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Preceded byPosition Created
Federal Minister For Law and Justice
In office
31 October 2022 – 30 November 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Preceded byAzam Nazeer Tarar
Succeeded byAzam Nazeer Tarar
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-120 (Lahore-IV)
Majority18,921 (%12.2)
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-129 (Lahore-VII)
Majority8,142 (%34.55)
In office
18 November 2003 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-122 (Lahore-V)
Majority18,893 (%45.89)
Personal details
Born (1954-10-17) 17 October 1954 (age 71)[1][2]
Lahore, West Punjab, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPMLN (2001–present)
Other political
affiliations		PTI (1997-2001)
Spouse(s)
Reema Ayaz
(
m. 1977)
[3]
Children3
EducationAitchison College
Alma materHailey College of Commerce

Sardar Ayaz Sadiq[lower-alpha 1] (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.[4]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Sadiq was born on 17 October 1954[5][6] into a Kashmiri Shaikh family in Lahore to businessman Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq and Attiya Sadiq, a social worker and philanthropist.[2] His father and his grandfather Sheikh Sardar Muhammad have both been influential local figures.[7] His grandfather had served as the Deputy Mayor of Lahore and was a political activist close to Fatima Jinnah.[8]

He completed his education at Aitchison College, Lahore. Imran Khan, Nisar Ali Khan, Pervaiz Khattak, Sardar Akhtar Mengal and Zulfiqar Ali Magsi were among his class fellows at Aitchison College.[1][9] After completing his Senior Cambridge, Sadiq received a degree in commerce from Hailey College of Punjab University in 1975.[8][1] Sadiq represented his college in cricket and hockey and also held the title of Lahore’s junior table tennis champion.[8]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf[edit | edit source]

Sadiq began his political career as a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the mid-1990s[1] when he was a close friend of PTI chairman Imran Khan.[9] Sadiq ran for the seat of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PTI in the 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).[10]

Pakistan Muslim League (N)[edit | edit source]

Sadiq left PTI in 1998 owing to differences with Imran Khan[9] and joined PML (N) in 2001.[2]

Sadiq was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-122 (Lahore-V) on the 2002 general election,[11][12][9] by defeating Imran Khan.[1] 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".[9] During his tenure as the member of the National Assembly, he remained a member of the National Assembly's Standing Committees on Railways,[1] Finance and Defence Production.[2]

Sadiq was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-122 (Lahore-V) in the 2008 general election.[13][12] During his tenure as the member of the National Assembly, he became the chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committees on Railways.[1]

Sadiq was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-122 (Lahore-V) in the 2013 Pakistani general election,[12] by defeating Imran Khan.[14][1] In June 2013, Sadiq was elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.[14][15][16][17]

In 2015, Imran Khan alleged rigging in the constituency of Sadiq from where Sadiq won in 2013 election.[18] Following which the Election Commission of Pakistan de-seated Sadiq and ordered re-polling in the constituency.[19] 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.[20][21] In November 2015, Sadiq retained its position as the speaker of the National Assembly by getting re-elected for the second time[22] and become the first person to have been elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly for the second time during the same government's tenure in Pakistan.[22]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-129 (Lahore-VII) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[23] On 15 August 2018, he was replaced by Asad Qaiser as speaker of the National Assembly.[24]

He is generally considered a soft-spoken[24] and cool-headed politician in Pakistan.[1]

In 2020, he made claims relating to the 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes, in particular that foreign minister Qureshi was "trembling with fear" and insisted on releasing a pilot captured during the conflict, to avert an Indian invasion. This issue initiated a row, drawing sharp criticism from ISPR and the Pakistani government, terming his statements as "irresponsible" and demanding an apology. He addressed the controversy and added that his statement was misrepresented. Sadiq added that "Abhinandan had not come to Pakistan to distribute sweets; he had attacked Pakistan and it was a victory for Pakistan when his plane was shot down".[25]

Amid the April 2022 political crisis in Pakistan, when the speaker and the deputy speaker resigned, he was asked to hold voting on a no-confidence motion against the prime minister of Pakistan.[26]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Family[edit | edit source]

Sadiq married Reema Ayaz in 1977, and has a daughter and two sons.[2] Reema is the daughter of former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court and the First Ombudsman of Pakistan Sardar Muhammad Iqbal.[1]

Business[edit | edit source]

Sadiq is a businessman by profession.[1] Among his declared business interests is Sardar Chemical Industries Limited, a publicly listed company engaged in the manufacture of dyes and chemical products for the textile and leather industries. Established as a private company in 1989, the firm commenced production in 1993 and was converted into a public limited company upon its listing on the Pakistan Stock Exchange in 1994. The company produces acid, direct, and reactive dyes, as well as optical brighteners, supplying primarily the domestic textile sector while also exporting a limited portion of its output, mainly to Bangladesh.[27]

Philanthropy[edit | edit source]

He along with members of his family runs a non-profit hospital Sardar Trust Eye Hospital, established in Lahore in 1994.[8] Previously, his grandfather had founded the Sheikh Sardar Muhammad Girls High School in Lahore after partition encouraging women education; the school was later nationalised.[1][2] It was the first Muslim Girls School established in the locality.[7]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Punjabi, Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "Ayaz Sadiq – a profile". Dawn. Pakistan. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Profile of Speaker". National Assembly of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Aleem Khan and Ayaz Sadiq are married to daughters of ex-LHC judges". The News International. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "PML-N nominates Ayaz Sadiq for NA speaker's slot". ARY News. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "If elections are held on time…". The News International. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Malik, Farid (16 September 2015). "Match with Ayaz Sadiq". The Nation.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Speaker Profile: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq". National Assembly of Pakistan. Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 31 December 2025.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "I hit Imran with a hockey stick, says NA Speaker". Dawn. Pakistan. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Election Result" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "As Pakistan goes to polls: Take a peek at some major NA constituencies". Dawn. Pakistan. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Imran Khan loses Lahore seat to PML-N – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "NA-122-Lahore-V election results". Geo News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "PML-N's Ayaz Sadiq submits nomination papers for speaker NA". Dawn. Pakistan. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Coveted posts: New speaker, his deputy in saddle – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "PML-N's Ayaz Sadiq elected speaker of the National Assembly – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "PML-Ns Sardar Ayaz elected NA speaker, Murtaza Javed deputy". Geo News. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "NA-122 rigging allegations: Tribunal terms Ayaz Sadiq's election null and void – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "NA-122 election tribunal deseats Ayaz Sadiq, orders re-polling". Dawn. Pakistan. 22 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Ayaz Sadiq takes oath as MNA". Dawn. Pakistan. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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Fahmida Mirza 		Speaker of the National Assembly
2013 – 2018 		Succeeded by
Asad Qaiser

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