Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab

The Leader of the Opposition of Punjab (Urdu: قائد حزب اختلاف پنجاب), is an elected politician who is, by Pakistani law, the leader of the Official Opposition in the Province of Punjab. The Leader of the Opposition leads the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the Provincial Assembly that is not in government. This is usually the leader of the second-largest political party in the Provincial Assembly.

Leader of the Opposition of Punjab
Incumbent Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar since 20 March 2024
Style	The Honorable (formal) Leader of the Opposition (spoken)
Member of	Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Reports to	Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Term length	While leader of the largest political party in the Provincial Assembly that is not in government
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Pakistan
Formation	7 May 1951
First holder	Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot

Former Leaders of the Opposition Punjab

Before independence (1937-1947)

No.	Name (constituency)	Portrait	Tenure		Party		Assembly
Before independence
1	Gopi Chand Bhargava (Lahore City)		5 April 1937	1940		Indian National Congress	1st
2	Bhim Sen Sachar (N-W Town)		1940	5 February 1945
-	Vacant (assembly under dissolution)		5 February 1945	21 March 1946		-	-
3	Iftikhar Hussain Khan (Ferozpur General)		21 March 1946	2 March 1947		All-India Muslim League	2nd
-	Vacant (assembly under dissolution)		2 March 1947	15 August 1947		-	-

After Independence

Leader of the Opposition Punjab

Order	Leader of the Opposition Punjab		Party		Time Duration
1		Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot		Jinnah Muslim League	7 May 1951 – 9 December 1952
2		Mian Abdul Bari Arain		—	9 December 1952 - 14 October 1955
3		Sardar Bahadur Khan		—	20 May 1956 - 7 October 1958
4		Khawaja Muhammad Safdar		—	6 December 1962 - 8 June 1965
5		Khawaja Muhammad Safdar		—	9 June 1965 - 25 March 1969
6		Allama Rehmatullah Arshad		—	3 May 1972 - 17 November 1975
7		Chaudhry Talib Hussain		—	17 November 1975 - 13 January 1977
8		Sardarzada Zaffar Abbas Syed		—	6 June 1977 - 5 July 1977
9		Makhdoomzada Syed Hasan Mahmood		—	February 1986 - 26 August 1986
10		Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat		—	4 October 1986 - 30 May 1988
11		Farooq Leghari		Pakistan People's Party	2 December 1988 - 26 December 1988
12		Rana Shaukat Mehmood		Pakistan People's Party	27 December 1988 - 6 August 1990
13		Rana Ikram Rabbani		Pakistan People's Party	7 November 1990 - 28 June 1993
14		Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, (Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Acting Leader of Opposition from 1993 to 1996)		Pakistan Muslim League (N)	October 1993 - 17 November 1996
15		Saeed Ahmed Khan		Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah)	30 June 1997 - 12 October 1999
15		Qasim Zia		Pakistan People's Party	2002 - 2007
16		Chaudhry Zaheer Ud Din		Pakistan Muslim League (Q)	March 2007 - March 2011
17		Raja Riaz		Pakistan People's Party	2008 - 2013
18		Mehmood-ur-Rasheed		Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	2013 - 2018
19		Hamza Shehbaz Sharif		Pakistan Muslim League (N)	6 September 2018 - 16 April 2022
20		Sibtain Khan		Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	13 June 2022 - 27 July 2022
21		Hamza Shehbaz Sharif		Pakistan Muslim League (N)	20 October 2022 - 14 January 2023
22		Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar		Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	20 March 2024 - Present

See also

• Provincial Assembly of Punjab
• Governor of Punjab
• Chief Minister of Punjab
• Senior Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)
• Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
• Chief Secretary Punjab

References

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