Raja Pervaiz Ashraf

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Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
راجہ پرویز اشرف
21st Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
16 April 2022
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
DeputyZahid Akram Durrani
Preceded byAsad Qaiser
19th Prime Minister of Pakistan
In office
22 June 2012 – 24 March 2013
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
DeputyChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Preceded byYousaf Raza Gillani
Succeeded byMir Hazar Khan Khoso
Minister for Water and Power
In office
31 March 2008 – 9 February 2011
Prime MinisterYousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded byLiaquat Ali Jatoi
Succeeded bySyed Naveed Qamar
Personal details
Born (1950-12-26) 26 December 1950 (age 73)
Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPPP

Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (Urdu: راجہ پرویز اشرف; born 26 December, 1950 in Sanghar) is 21st and current Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 16 April 2022. He also served as the 19th Prime Minister of Pakistan. He took charge of office on 22 June 2012 after disqualification of 18th prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gillani.[1] He belongs to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

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