Mian Raza Rabbani. (Leader of the House) Position: Senator Party affiliation: PPP-P Gender: Male Province: Sindh Committee(s): Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights and Parliamentary affairsFunctional Committee on Human RightsCommittee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges Details: Tenure = March 2006 to March 2012B.A (Hons) EconomicsL.L.B. (Law Graduate)Current position:a) Deputy Secretary General Pakistan People Party.b) Senator (Four terms)c) Leader of the Parliamentary Party PPP-SenatePosition Held:a) Federal Minister of State for Law and Justice(1994-1996).b) Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Senate of Pakistan (1996-99).c) Chairman, Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting (1996-99)d) Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Sports and Culture (1993-1994).e) Member, Senate Standing Committee, on Law & Justice (1996-1999).f) Member, Senate Standing Committee on Foreign affairs (1996-1999).g) advisor, Chief Minister of Sindh, for Co-operative (1988-90).h) Deputy Secretary General, Pakistan People Party.i) acting Secretary General, PPP (2001-2003).j) Leader of the Opposition in Senate (Jan 2005 - March 2006).Profession: a) Practicing Lawyer at the High Courts.b) Member High Court Bar association.Guest Speaker:a) National Defence Collegeb) Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.c) Bar associations.d) International and national seminars in Pakistan.e) Pakistan air Force War College.f) International seminars out side Pakistan.g) Represented Pakistan as a Speaker at the UN General assembly & Various Committees.h) NIPA lahore.i) NIPA Karachi.Miscellaneous:a) Served over two and half years on different occasional jail terms in the struggle for the rule of law, restoration of democracy and Human Rights (1977-2001).b) Victim of violent police brutality in front of Parliament House ( april 1998).c) attended workshop at Wilton Park, UK.Publications:a) authored a book, “LFO a fraud on the Constitutionâ€.b) Contributed in the book, “Blind Justiceâ€.c) articles for various newspapers and periodicals.The Chairman Senate has accepted the resignation tendered by Senator Mian Raza Rabbani as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate with effect from 23rd March 2008.
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