Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Pakistani constitutional position
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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. The current holder of the position is Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
StyleThe Honorable (formal)
Leader of the Opposition (spoken)
Leader of the Opposition (spoken)
Member ofProvincial Assembly of Punjab
Reports toProvincial Assembly of Punjab
Term lengthWhile leader of the largest political party in the Provincial Assembly that is not in government
| Leader of the Opposition of Punjab | |
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since 8 October 2025 | |
| 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)
| S.No. | Portrait | Name (birth-death) (Constituency) |
Tenure | Party | Election | Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Premier | Party | |||||||
| 1 |  |
Gopi Chand Bhargava (1899–1966) (Lahore City) |
5 April 1937 | 1940 | Indian National Congress | 1937 | Sikandar Hayat Khan (1937–1942) Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana |
Unionist Party | ||
| 2 |  |
Sardar Sampuran Singh (N/A) (Lyallpur-Sikh-Rural) |
1940 | 1942 | Shiromani Akali Dal | |||||
| 3 |  |
Bhim Sen Sachar (1894–1978) (N-W Town) |
1942 | 5 February 1945 | Indian National Congress | |||||
| – | Vacant (Assembly under dissolution) |
5 February 1945 | 21 March 1946 | - | ||||||
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Iftikhar Hussain Khan (1906–1969) (Ferozpur General) |
21 March 1946 | 2 March 1947 | All-India Muslim League | 1946 | Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana | Unionist Party | ||
| – | Vacant (Assembly under dissolution) |
2 March 1947 | 15 August 1947 | - | ||||||
After Independence
| 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 | All-Pakistan Awami League | 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 | |
Makhdoom Hasan Mahmood[1] | — | February 1986 - 26 August 1986 | |
| 10 | |
Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat | — | 4 October 1986 - 30 May 1988 | |
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Farooq Leghari | Pakistan People's Party | 2 December 1988 - 26 December 1988 | |
| 12 | |
Rana Shaukat Mehmood[1] | Pakistan People's Party | 27 December 1988 - 6 August 1990 | |
| 13 | |
Rana Ikram Rabbani[1] | Pakistan People's Party | 7 November 1990 - 28 June 1993 | |
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Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif,[1] (Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Acting Leader of Opposition from 1993 to 1996) |
Pakistan Muslim League (N) | October 1993 - 17 November 1996 | |
| 15 | |
Saeed Ahmed Khan[1] | Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah) | 30 June 1997 - 12 October 1999 | |
| 15 | |
Qasim Zia[1] | Pakistan People's Party | 2002 - 2007 | |
| 16 | |
Chaudhry Zaheer Ud Din[1] | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | March 2007 - March 2011 | |
| 17 | |
Raja Riaz[1] | Pakistan People's Party | 2008 - 2013 | |
| 18 |  |
Mehmood-ur-Rasheed[1] | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 2013 - 2018 | |
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Hamza Shehbaz Sharif[2] | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 6 September 2018 - 16 April 2022 | |
| 20 |  |
Sibtain Khan[3] | 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[4] | Sunni Ittehad Council | 20 March 2024 - 28 July 2024 | |
| 18 | |
Moeen Ud Din Riaz[5] | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf[a] | 8 October 2025 - present | |