| Leader of the House for the Senate of Pakistan | |
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| قائدِ ایوانِ بالا | |
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Ishaq Dar since 30 September 2022 | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Senate of Pakistan Cabinet of Pakistan (often, though not always) |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Pakistan[1] |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Formation | Constitution of Pakistan (12 April 1973) |
| First holder | Rao Abdus Sattar (6 August 1973) |
| Website | http://www.senate.gov.pk |
InPakistani parliamentary practice, the leader of the House for the Senate of Pakistan is a party office held by a member of the governing party in the Senate of Pakistan. The leader is elected by the government parties and leads the government side in the Pakistan Senate (whether or not that party held a majority in the Senate).
The leader of the House refers to the prime minister or a member appointed by him to represent government and regulate government business in the Senate. The leader of the House represents the treasury benches, when the prime minister is not present in the house usually as the leader serves more time towards the National Assembly of Pakistan. The current leader is Ishaq Dar.[2]
| Name | Assumbed office | Left office | Political party | Provinces | |
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| 1 | Rao Abdus Sattar | 6 August 1973 | 5 August 1975 | PPP | Punjab |
| 6 August 1975 | 4 July 1977 | ||||
| 2 | 21 March 1985 | 20 March 1988 | IND | ||
| 21 March 1988 | 12 December 1988 | ||||
| 3 | 24 December 1988 | 20 March 1991 | PPP | ||
| 4 | 21 March 1991 | 20 March 1994 | IJI | ||
| 5 | Aitzaz Ahsan | 21 March 1994 | 20 March 1997 | PPP | Punjab |
| 6 | 21 March 1997 | 12 October 1999 | PML (N) | ||
| 7 | Wasim Sajjad | 23 March 2003 | 22 March 2006 | PML (Q) | |
| 23 March 2006 | 11 March 2009 | ||||
| 8 | 12 March 2009 | 11 March 2012 | PPPP | ||
| 9 | Aitzaz Ahsan | 12 March 2012 | 12 March 2015 | PPP | Punjab |
| 10 | Raja Zafar ul Haq | 12 March 2015 | 25 August 2018 | PML (N) | |
| 11 | Syed Shibli Faraz | 26 August 2018 | 4 June 2020 | PTI | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| 12 | Dr. Shahzad Waseem | 4 June 2020 | 20 April 2022 | PTI | Punjab |
| 13 | Ishaq Dar | 30 September 2022 | PML (N) | ||
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