Urdu Western Punjabi

October 17, 1954

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

His electoral performance against Khan proved to a crucial factor in his nomination for the post of the Speaker of the National Assembly during the general election held in 2013. However, on August 22, 2015 the election tribunal de-seated Ayaz Sadiq and ordered a reelection in his NA-122 constituency. He was reelected from same constituency on 11 October 2015,although it is claimed that North League used the Federal Election Commission through a Vote Transfer Rigging Method. Sadiq father"s family is originally from Kasur, while his mother"s family came from Lucknow, India during the partition of India. He graduated from Aitchison College and completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Hailey College of Commerce in 1975. Since 1994, he has chaired the Sardar Trust Eye Hospital, founded by his father. Sadiq is married to Reema Ayaz, the daughter of the former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court and former Federal Ombudsman, Sardar Muhammad Iqbal. Sadiq started his political career from Imran Khan"s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 1996. He was Khan"s junior at Aitchison College during the early 1960s. Sadiq admits that both he and Khan have been on good terms as old friends, even after their split in politics. His Aitchison fellows – Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Pervaiz Khattak, Faisal Saleh Hayat, Sardar Akhtar Mengal and Zulfiqar Ali Magsi – are also prominent figures in the politics of Pakistan. Sadiq successfully contested the 2002 general election on PML-North ticket against Khan and defeated him with huge margin from NA-122 Lahore-V. In the 2008 election, he defeated the Pakistan Peoples Party"s candidate with a huge margin. Sadiq took oath from his predecessor Doctor Fahmida Mirza.

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Hailey College of Commerce. Aitchison College.

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His electoral performance against Khan proved to a crucial factor in his nomination for the post of the Speaker of the National Assembly during the general election held in 2013. However, on August 22, 2015 the election tribunal de-seated Ayaz Sadiq and ordered a reelection in his NA-122 constituency. He was reelected from same constituency on 11 October 2015,although it is claimed that North League used the Federal Election Commission through a Vote Transfer Rigging Method.

Sadiq father"s family is originally from Kasur, while his mother"s family came from Lucknow, India during the partition of India.

He graduated from Aitchison College and completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Hailey College of Commerce in 1975. Since 1994, he has chaired the Sardar Trust Eye Hospital, founded by his father.

Sadiq is married to Reema Ayaz, the daughter of the former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court and former Federal Ombudsman, Sardar Muhammad Iqbal. Sadiq started his political career from Imran Khan"s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 1996.

He was Khan"s junior at Aitchison College during the early 1960s.

Sadiq admits that both he and Khan have been on good terms as old friends, even after their split in politics. His Aitchison fellows – Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Pervaiz Khattak, Faisal Saleh Hayat, Sardar Akhtar Mengal and Zulfiqar Ali Magsi – are also prominent figures in the politics of Pakistan. Sadiq successfully contested the 2002 general election on PML-North ticket against Khan and defeated him with huge margin from NA-122 Lahore-V. In the 2008 election, he defeated the Pakistan Peoples Party"s candidate with a huge margin.

Sadiq took oath from his predecessor Doctor Fahmida Mirza.

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Sadiq was nominated for the post of Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan by PML-North on 2 June 2013. He won the election for the post with a majority of 258 votes out 313 and became the nineteenth Speaker of the National Assembly.

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He left PTI in 1998 owing to differences with Khan and joined the Pakistan Muslim League (North) (PML-North). His political views and thinking reflected the nationalist conservatism.

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He was elected member of National Assembly (MNA) for the third consecutive term in 2013 defeating PTI"s chairman for the second time.

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