Provincial Assembly Thirteen Profile Print

The Basic

Date of Election Feb 3, 1997
Date of First Session Feb 18, 1997 to Feb 19, 1997
First Sitting Presided by Muhammad Hanif Ramay
Total Number of Members 248
Members who took Oath on First Day 227
Date of Last Session Aug 10, 1999 to Aug 20, 1999
Total Sessions 16
Actual Working Days 130

Speaker

Date of Election/Oath Feb 19, 1997
Total candidates or Nominations 2
Elected Speaker Ch Pervaz Elahi
Proposed by Sirdar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa
Tenure Feb 19,1997 to Jun 20, 2001

Deputy Speaker

Date of Election/Oath Feb 19,1997
Total candidates/Nominations 2
Elected Deputy Speaker Sardar Hassan Akhtar Mokal
Tenure Feb 19,1997 to Jun 20, 2001

Chief Minister

Date of Ascertainment Feb 20, 1997
vDate of Oath Feb 20, 1997
Date of Vote of Confidence Feb 21, 1997
Elected Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif
Tenure Feb 20, 1997 to Oct 12, 1999

Leader of the Opposition

Saeed Ahmed Khan Manais 1997 to 2001

Secretaries

Dr Syed Abul Hassan Najmee Jan 14, 2004 to-date

Miscellaneous

Dissolution

Through an amendment in the "Proclamation of Emergency Order, 1999" by the "Proclamation of Emergency (Amendment) Order, 2001 (Order 2 of 2001)", issued on 20 June 2001, the National Assembly, the Senate and the Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan, which had earlier been suspended, have been dissolved; and the President of Pakistan, the Speakers and the Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies have ceased to hold office with immediate effect. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Senate had already ceased to hold office.