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Syed Shibli Faraz (Urdu: سید شبلی فراز) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the Leader of Opposition in Senate of Pakistan since April 2024.[1] He previously served as the Minister of Science and Technology, in 2021 and 2022. He has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2015.
Syed Shibli Faraz | |
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سید شبلی فراز | |
Leader of the Opposition for the Senate of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 22 April 2024 | |
Preceded by | Shahzad Waseem |
Federal Minister for Science and Technology | |
In office 16 April 2021 – 10 April 2022 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Preceded by | Fawad Ahmed Chaudhry |
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting | |
In office 28 April 2020 – 2 March 2021 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Deputy | Asim Saleem Bajwa |
Preceded by | Firdous Ashiq Awan (as Special Assistant) |
Succeeded by | Fawad Ahmed Chaudhry |
Leader of the Senate of Pakistan | |
In office 26 August 2018 – 4 June 2020 | |
President | Mamnoon Hussain Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Preceded by | Raja Zafar ul Haq |
Succeeded by | Shahzad Waseem |
Pakistani Senator from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Assumed office 12 March 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Citizenship | Pakistani |
Political party | PTI (2015-present) |
Relations | Masood Kausar (uncle) |
Parent | Ahmed Faraz (father) |
Residence(s) | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Occupation | Politician |
Previously, Shibli had served as the Leader of the House for the Senate of Pakistan from 26 August 2018 until 4 June 2020. He is a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[2][3][4]
He's the son of the late Urdu poet Ahmad Faraz.[5][6][7] His uncle Barrister Masood Kausar had served as the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His family is of Pashtun background.[8]
He earned his LLB from the Law College, Peshawar and completed his MA in International Relations at the University de Los Andes, Colombia in 1994, while he has also been a Fellow in Finance & International Banking at the Chartered Banker Institute, London.[9]
In August 2018, then Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed Faraz as the Leader of the House for the Senate of Pakistan, where he served until 4 June 2020.[10]
On 27 April 2020, Khan appointed Shibli as the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting along with General Asim Saleem Bajwa as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Information and Broadcasting.[11][12]
Faraz was aboard a helicopter with Khan and 2 others which was leaving Chakwal after a political rally by Khan when the pilot of the plane fell ill. Faraz, a former pilot, took over and safely landed the helicopter.[13]
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