Following President Arif Alvi’s departure to Saudi Arabia to fulfill the religious obligation of Hajj, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has assumed the position of acting president, according to a statement from the Senate. The Cabinet Division has also issued a notification confirming his appointment.
As per the Constitution, when the president of Pakistan is absent for any reason, the acting president is taken over by the chairman of the upper house of parliament. Currently, in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, Sanjrani is fulfilling his responsibilities due to the passing of his aunt.
Breif profile of Sadiq Sanjrani
Sadiq Sanjrani holds two notable distinctions as the youngest chairman of the Senate at 39 and the first individual from Balochistan to be elected to this position. Born on April 14, 1978, in Nokkundi, Balochistan, he took the oath as chairman of the Upper House on March 12, 2018, securing 57 votes.
Previously, Sanjrani served as the coordinator of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s team in 1998-99 and worked at the Grievance Cell in the Prime Minister’s Secretariat during Yousaf Raza Gilani’s tenure from 2008 to 2013.
Throughout his career, Sanjrani has been involved in various roles, such as being a member of the Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a former Director of the Board of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Hospital in Quetta, and the founder-president of the Society for the Services of Humanity (SFSH) in Islamabad.
