Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
| Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan صدر ایوانِ بالا |
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| Style |
Mr. Chairman (Informal; while presiding the house) Honourable Chairman (Formal) Mr. President (While acting as the President) |
| Appointer | Elected by the Senate |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Formation |
Constitution of Pakistan (12 April 1973) |
| First holder |
Habibullah K. Marwat (12 April 1973) |
| Succession | Second |
| Website | Chairman Senate |
The Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan (Urdu: صدر ایوانِ بالا), is the president-chair of the Senate of Pakistan. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, the chairman is a presiding official and that Senate must choose a chairman and deputy chairman for a time interval of three years.
During the President's absence, the chairman senate is empowered with the duties of the presidency; in rare events involving the absence of the chairman, the presidential duties are usually held by Speaker National Assembly. The Chairman of the Senate is the second in the line of succession to the President of Pakistan, ahead of the Speaker National Assembly.
The Chairman of the Senate was Habibullah Marwat while Wasim Sajjad remains the longest-serving chairman. Raza Rabbani, a PPP leader and senior senator from Sindh, is the current Chairman of the Senate, having assumed office on 12 March 2015.
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