Shibli Faraz | |
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| شبلی فراز | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office 22 April 2024 – 8 August 2025 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| 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 |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office 12 March 2015 – 05 August 2025 | |
| 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 |
| Alma mater | Cadet College Kohat |
| Occupation | Politician |
Syed Shibli Faraz (Urdu: سید شبلی فراز) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Leader of Opposition in Senate of Pakistan from April 2024 to August 2025.[1] He previously served as the Minister of Science and Technology, in 2021 and 2022. He had been a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2015 August 2025.
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 and is the party’s head in the Senate of Pakistan.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Shibli Faraz takes helm as Senate opposition leader". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Maulana Haidri sworn in as Senate deputy chairman". www.khaleejtimes.com.
- ^ "Politicians surprised as PTI's Shibli Faraz gets 16 votes instead of 7 - Pakistan - Dunya News". 14 February 2008.
- ^ "PTI, coalition partners sweep senate polls from KP - ARYNEWS". 6 March 2015.