Shibli Faraz

Shibli Faraz
شبلی فراز
Leader of the Opposition for the Senate of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 April 2024
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
Pakistani Senator from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 March 2015
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 is currently serving as the Leader of Opposition in Senate of Pakistan since April 2024.^[1] He previously served as the Minister of Science and Technology, in 2021 and 2022. He has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2015.

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]