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Ayaz Sadiq
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| ایاز صادق | |
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| Federal Minister For Economic Affairs | |
| In office 19 April 2022 – 10 July 2023 |
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| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Omar Ayub Khan |
| 19th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 9 November 2015 – 15 August 2018 |
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| Deputy | Murtaza Javed Abbasi |
| Preceded by | Murtaza Javed Abbasi (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Asad Qaiser |
| In office 3 June 2013 – 22 August 2015 |
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| Deputy | Murtaza Javed Abbasi |
| Preceded by | Fahmida Mirza |
| Succeeded by | Murtaza Javed Abbasi (Acting) |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 |
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| Constituency | NA-129 (Lahore-VII) |
| In office 18 November 2002 – 31 May 2018 |
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| Constituency | NA-122 (Lahore-V) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1954 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party |  Pakistan Muslim League (N)(2001–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (1996-1998) |
| Spouse |
Reema Ayaz
(m. 1977) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Aitchison College |
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq (Punjabi, Urdu: سردار اياز صادق; born 17 October 1954) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018. He served as the 19th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to August 2015 and again from November 2015 to August 2018. Sadiq chaired the Parliament Session in April 2022 on the day of No confidence motion against Imran Khan, and conducted in house voting for the New Prime Minister, later Shehbaz Sharif was elected as new Prime Minister on April 11th, 2022.
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Early and personal life
Sadiq was born on 17 October 1954 in Lahore to Sheikh Sardar Muhammad Sadiq and Attiya Sadiq. He belongs to a Punjabi Muslim family of the Arain tribe with roots in Kasur and from Raebareli on his maternal side. He completed his education at Aitchison College, Lahore. Imran Khan, Nisar Ali Khan, Pervaiz Khattak, Sardar Akhtar Mengal and Zulfiqar Ali Magsi were among his class fellows when Sadiq was enrolled in Aitchison College. In an interview, Sadiq said he was an average student. Sadiq received degree in commerce from Hailey College of Punjab University in 1975.
Sadiq married to Reema Ayaz in 1977, and has a daughter and two sons. Sadiq is a son-in-law of former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Sardar Iqbal.
Since 1996, Sadiq has been a member of the Lahore Gymkhana Club. Sadiq is a businessman by profession. He along with members of his family runs a non-profit hospital "Sardar Trust Eye Hospital" in Lahore.
Political career
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Sadiq began his political career as a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the late 1990s when he was a close friend of PTI chairman Imran Khan. Sadiq ran for the seat of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PTI in 1997 Pakistani general election from Constituency PP-121 Lahore but was unsuccessful. He received 4,541 votes and lost the seat to Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Sadiq left PTI in 1998 owing to differences with Imran Khan and joined PML (N) in 2001.
Sadiq was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-122 (Lahore-V) on 2002 general election, by defeating Imran Khan. Sadiq claimed "it was a big victory as his leader Nawaz Sharif in exile and Pervez Musharraf, a close aide of Imran Khan at that time, in power". During his tenure as the member of the National Assembly, he remained a member of the National Assembly's Standing Committees on Railways, Finance and Defence Production.
Sadiq was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-122 (Lahore-V) in 2008 general election. During his tenure as the member of the National Assembly, he became the chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committees on Railways.
Sadiq was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-122 (Lahore-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election, by defeating Imran Khan. In June 2013, Sadiq was elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
In 2015, Imran Khan alleged rigging in the constituency of Sadiq from where Sadiq won in 2013 election. Following which the Election Commission of Pakistan de-seated Sadiq and ordered re-polling in the constituency. In October 2015, Sadiq retained his National Assembly seat by defeating a PTI candidate in by-election and was re-elected to the National Assembly for the fourth time. In November 2015, Sadiq retained its position as the speaker of the National Assembly by getting re-elected for the second time and become first person to have been elected as the Speaker of National Assembly for the second time during the same government's tenure in Pakistan.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-129 (Lahore-VII) in 2018 Pakistani general election. On 15 August 2018, he was replaced by Asad Qaiser as speaker of the National Assembly.
He is generally considered a soft-spoken and cool-headed politician in Pakistan.
In 2020, he made claims about 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes that foreign minister Qureshi was "trembling with fear" and insisting to release pilot to avert an Indian invasion. This issue became a row, drawing sharp criticism for him from ISPR and Pakistani government, terming his statements as "irresponsible" and demanding an apology from him. He answered to the controversy and added that statement was being misrepresented. Sadiq added that "Abhinandan had not come to Pakistan to distribute sweets; he had attacked Pakistan and it was a victory for Pakistan when his plane was shot down".
Amid the April 2022 political crisis in Pakistan, when the speaker and the deputy speaker resigned, he was asked to hold voting on no-confidence motion against the prime minister of Pakistan.
