| Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan | |
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| Senate of Pakistan | |
| Style | Mr. Chairman (Informal; while presiding the house) Honourable Chairman (Formal) Mr. President (While acting as the President) |
| Status | Presiding officer |
| Seat | Parliament House, Islamabad |
| Appointer | The Senate |
| Term length | 3 years, at the Senate’s pleasure. |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Pakistan |
| Formation | 12 April 1973; 52 years ago |
| First holder | Habibullah K. Marwat 12 April 1973 |
| Succession | First |
| Website | Chairman Senate |
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Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan serves as the president-chair of the Senate, functioning as the presiding official under constitutional provisions.
According to the Constitution of Pakistan, the Senate must select both a chairman and deputy chairman for three-year terms. During the President's absence, the Senate Chairman is constitutionally empowered to assume presidential duties; in cases where both the President and Chairman are unavailable, the Speaker of the National Assembly typically performs these responsibilities.
The Senate Chairman holds the position of first in the line of succession to the presidency, ranking ahead of the National Assembly Speaker. Habibullah Marwat served as the inaugural Senate Chairman, while Wasim Sajjad maintains the distinction of being the longest-serving chairman in the institution's history. Senator Yusuf Raza Gilani, elected to the Senate in the April 2 election, currently serves as Senate Chairman, having assumed office on 09 April 2024.
Role and responsibilities
The office of Chairman of the Senate is created by Article 60(1) of the Chapter 2 in Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan:[1]
After the Senate has been duly constituted, it shall, at its first meeting and to the exclusion of any other business, elect from amongst its members a chairman and a Deputy chairman and, so often as the office of chairman or Deputy chairman becomes vacant, the Senate shall elect another member as chairman or, as the case may be, Deputy chairman
The term of office of the chairman or Deputy chairman shall be 3 years from the day on which he enters upon his office.— Article 60(1)–60(2) of the Chapter 2 in Part III of the Constitution of Pakistan, source[1]