Shahzad Waseem () is a Pakistani politician who was the former

Leader of the House for the Senate of Pakistan Leadership, is defined as the ability of an individual, group, or organization to "", influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or organizations. "Leadership" is a contested term. Specialist literature debates various viewpoints on the co ...

serving from 4 June 2020 to 20 April 2022. He has been a member of

Senate of Pakistan The Senate of Pakistan, Constitution of Pakistan, constitutionally the House of the Federation, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. As of 2023, It has a maximum membership of 96, of which 92 are elected by the Member of th ...

from

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

since October 2018.

Political career

Waseem is the current Leader of the Opposition in the

since 20 April 2022. He was appointed as Leader of the House for Senate of Pakistan by former Prime Minister

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi (born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician, philanthropist, and former cricketer who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He was the founder of the political party Pak ...

.He served as Leader of the House from 4 June 2020 to 20 April 2022. Waseem has been elected to the

from

on the seat vacated by

Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar () is a Pakistani and former British politician who served as the 38th and 40th Governor of Punjab, Pakistan, Governor of Punjab, from 2013 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2022. In his first term, he represented the Pakistan ...

representing

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

. The election was held on 3 October 2018 between him and Khawaja Ahmed Hassan of

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. Waseem secured 181 votes compared to 169 for Hassan. He is the member of following standing committees of

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since elected in 2018: # Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs. # Standing Committees on Interior. # Standing Committees on Kashmir Affairs. # Standing Committees on Information Technology. # Standing Committees on Housing and Works. He has served as the advisor to The Chairman PTI on Diplomatic Relations. He was handling External Publicity and International Relations department within the party. He has served as the State Minister for Interior from 2003 till 2006. As State Minister Interior, he supervised Nadra's transformation towards digital era and Machine Readable Passport initiative. Actively contributed in development of Islamabad as modern metropolis, Police Reforms and also in the management of earthquake in 2006. He was also a

Member of the Senate of Pakistan The Senate of Pakistan, constitutionally the House of the Federation, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. As of 2023, It has a maximum membership of 96, of which 92 are elected by the provincial legislatures using single ...

from 2003 till 2006. From 2003 until 2006 he was serving in the following Standing Committees in the

: # Standing Committee on Establishment and Cabinet Division. (Chairman Committee) # Standing Committee on Women Development. # Standing Committee on Sports and Culture. # Standing Committee on Youth Affairs. # Standing Committee on Health. # Standing Committee on Interior.

References

Living people Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians Politicians from Punjab, Pakistan Year of birth missing (living people) {{Pakistan-senator-stub