Shahzad Waseem

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Senator
Dr. Shahzad Waseem
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Leader of the House for the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
4 June 2020
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byShibli Faraz
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
October 2018
Preceded byChaudhry Mohammad Sarwar
ConstituencyGeneral Seat from Punjab (in vice of Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar)
Member of the Core Committee Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Assumed office
December 2011
ChairmanImran Khan
Vice ChairmanShah Mahmood Qureshi
Minister of State for Interior
In office
2003–2006
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
2003–2006
ConstituencyGeneral Seat from Punjab
Personal details
CitizenshipPakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Websitewww.dswpti.pk

Dr. Shahzad Waseem (Urdu: ڈاکٹر شہزاد وسیم) is a Pakistani politician who is serving as the Leader of the House for the Senate of Pakistan since 4 June 2020. He has been a member of Senate of Pakistan from Punjab since October 2018.

Political career[]

Dr. Shahzad Waseem is a Pakistani politician who is the current Leader of the House for the Senate of Pakistan since 04 June 2020, appointed by Prime Minister Khan.

Waseem has been elected to the Senate of Pakistan from Punjab on the seat vacated by Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. The election was held on 3 October 2018 between him and Khawaja Ahmed Hassan of Pakistan Muslim League (N). Waseem secured 181 votes compared to 169 for Hassan.[1][2]

He is the member of following standing committees of Senate since elected in 2018:

  1. Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs.
  2. Standing Committees on Interior.
  3. Standing Committees on Kashmir Affairs.
  4. Standing Committees on Information Technology.
  5. 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.

Dr. Shahzad was also a Member of the Senate of Pakistan from 2003 till 2006.

From 2003 until 2006 he was serving in the following Standing Committees in the Senate:

  1. Standing Committee on Establishment and Cabinet Division. (Chairman Committee)
  2. Standing Committee on Women Development.
  3. Standing Committee on Sports and Culture.
  4. Standing Committee on Youth Affairs.
  5. Standing Committee on Health.
  6. Standing Committee on Interior.


References[]

  1. ^ "PTI's Dr Shahzad Waseem wins Senate seat from Punjab". geo.tv.
  2. ^ "Senator Dr Shahzad Waseem". senate.gov.pk.


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