Farooq Naek
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Farooq Hamid Naek is the current Chairman
of the Senate of Pakistan
, who replaced Muhammad Mian Soomro
on 12 March 2009. He was appointed to that position by President Asif Ali Zardari
of the ruling coalition of PPP
, ANP
, MQM
and JUI-F
. As a result of his election, senior PPP leader Raza Rabbani
resigned from the position of Leader of the House. Before being appointed Chairman, Naek was the Minister of Law and Justice
in the federal government since 31 March 2008, but will have to let go of the ministry because of the new appointment.
and LLB from Sindh Muslim Law College
. He is a career lawyer who served as Assistant Director, Directorate of Labour and Social Welfare, Government of Sindh in 1971. He then was a Civil Judge and First Class Magistrate from 1971 to 1975.He was elected General Secretary of Karachi Bar Association during mid 80s. He also served as Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan
from 1994 to 1996 in the second Benazir Bhutto
government.
Naek enrolled as Advocate of local court in 1970, advocate of high court in 1976, and of Supreme Court
in 1990. He resigned from the judicial service after serving as civil judge for two years and became an active member of the PPP in the mid-1970s.
and Asif Ali Zardari
during Pervez Musharraf
's rule in and out of Pakistan. It was during these extremely difficult years of Mr. Zardari that Naek earned his trust. Before and after becoming the President of Pakistan, Zardari always consulted him on legal matters and other issues.
He later became a Senator from Karachi, Sindh in 2003 for a period of six years.
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Party Affiliation: PPP-P
Tenure = March 2009 to March 2015
Achievements:
Education
Positions Held
Biography
Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
The current Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan is Farooq Naek since 12 March, 2009.The first Chairman of the Senate was Justice Khan Habibullah Khan Marwat.-History:...
of the Senate of Pakistan
Senate of Pakistan
The Senate of Pakistan is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. Elections are held every three years for one half of the senate and each senator has a term of six years...
, who replaced Muhammad Mian Soomro
Muhammad Mian Soomro
Muhammad Mian Soomro is a Pakistani politician who has been the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan since 2003. Soomro comes from a renowned political family of Sindh that has been active in public life since 1923...
on 12 March 2009. He was appointed to that position by President Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari is the 11th and current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party . He is also the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who served two nonconsecutive terms as Prime Minister....
of the ruling coalition of PPP
Pakistan Peoples Party
The Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan...
, ANP
Awami National Party
The Awami National Party is an Pashtun nationalist, socialist, centre-left political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International...
, MQM
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Muttahida Qaumi Movement generally known as MQM, is a liberal-secular political party of Pakistan. It is generally known as a party which holds immense mobilizing potential in province of Sindh...
and JUI-F
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam is a political party in Pakistan. It formed a combined government in national elections in 2002 and 2008...
. As a result of his election, senior PPP leader Raza Rabbani
Raza Rabbani
Mian Raza Rabbani is a senior Pakistan's law-maker and a Senator from Sindh to the Parliament of the Pakistan, representing Sindh Province . He is current Minister of Inter-Provincial Co-Ordination...
resigned from the position of Leader of the House. Before being appointed Chairman, Naek was the Minister of Law and Justice
Law Minister of Pakistan
http://www.molaw.gov.pk/The Law Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Law. He serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister. The present law minister is Senator Mola Baksh Chandio, He was made Law Minister in April 2011...
in the federal government since 31 March 2008, but will have to let go of the ministry because of the new appointment.
Law career
Farooq H. Naek received an MA in Economics from University of KarachiUniversity of Karachi
The University of Karachi is a public university located in Karachi, Pakistan. It serves an on-campus student population of more than 24,000. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top three universities of the country...
and LLB from Sindh Muslim Law College
Sindh Muslim Law College
The Sindh Muslim Government Law College or S. M. Law College is located on Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The college was established by its first Principal Hassanally A. Rahman Zubedi, a leading Advocate of Sindh on the June 28, 1947 and was affiliated to the University of...
. He is a career lawyer who served as Assistant Director, Directorate of Labour and Social Welfare, Government of Sindh in 1971. He then was a Civil Judge and First Class Magistrate from 1971 to 1975.He was elected General Secretary of Karachi Bar Association during mid 80s. He also served as Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan
Attorney General of Pakistan
The Attorney General for Pakistan is appointed under Article 100 of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan appointed under the Central Law Officers Ordinance, 1970...
from 1994 to 1996 in the second Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
government.
Naek enrolled as Advocate of local court in 1970, advocate of high court in 1976, and of Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistan's judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in Islamabad. It has number of Branch Registries where cases are heard. It has a number of de jure powers which are outlined in the...
in 1990. He resigned from the judicial service after serving as civil judge for two years and became an active member of the PPP in the mid-1970s.
Zardari's counsel
Although, Naek was actively associated with the PPP for three decades, he never shot into prominence and earned the limelight only when he fought the corruption and criminal cases against Benazir BhuttoBenazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
and Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari is the 11th and current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party . He is also the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who served two nonconsecutive terms as Prime Minister....
during Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
's rule in and out of Pakistan. It was during these extremely difficult years of Mr. Zardari that Naek earned his trust. Before and after becoming the President of Pakistan, Zardari always consulted him on legal matters and other issues.
He later became a Senator from Karachi, Sindh in 2003 for a period of six years.
Federal Law minister
He was appointed as the Federal Minister for Law and Justice as a result of Pakistani general election, 2008Pakistani general election, 2008
A general election was held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008, after being postponed from 8 January 2008. The original date was intended to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lower house of the Majlis-e-Shoora...
.
Bio Details
Position: Chairman, Senate of PakistanParty Affiliation: PPP-P
Tenure = March 2009 to March 2015
Achievements:
Education
- M.A. (Economics) from University of Karachi
- LLB from University of Karachi, First Class (Second Position)
Positions Held
- Assistant Director, Directorate of Labour and Social Welfare, Government of Sindh
- Civil Jude and First Class Magistrate w.e.f. June 1971
- Deputy Attorney General for Pakistan from 1994–1996
- Elected as Member of Senate of Pakistan for 6 years 2003-2009 (March-2003)
- Appointed as Federal Minister for Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs, and Human Rights on 31.3.2008
- Re-elected as member of Senate for 6 years (2009–2015).
- Elected as Chairman Senate (Unopposed) on 12 March 2009
Biography
- Date of Enrolment as an Advocate (31.01.1970)
- Date of Enrolment as an Advocate of Supreme Court (01.09.1976)
- Date of enrolment as an Advocate of High Court (10-09-1976)
- Elected General Secretary Karachi Bar Association 1983
- Elected Member Sindh Bar Council 1984 - 1989
- Elected President Karachi Bar Association 1989
- Re-elected Member Sindh Bar Council 1990 - 1994
- Twice elected Vice Chairman Sindh Bar Council in 1986 and 1993
- Elected Member Pakistan Bar Council 1997–2000
- Re-elected Member Pakistan Bar Council 2000 -2005 and 2005–2010
- More than 100 reported cases in different Law Journals of Pakistan
- Successfully defended former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and her husband President Asif Ali Zardari in numerous fake and fabricated cases filed by the previous governments in Courts in Pakistan, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Spain
- Arrested in 1983, leading demonstration against dictatorial rule of General Zia Ul Haq. Remained in Central Prison, Karachi, for about six months along with 10 other lawyers. Declared Prisoner of Conscience by Amnesty International