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Farooq Hamid Naek (also spelled Farooq H. Naik) () 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.
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