Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani

Early life and education Sadiq Sanjrani was born on 14 April 1978 in Nok Kundi, Balochistan, to a Baloch family belonging to the well-educated Sanjrani tribe. He took his oath as senator on 12 March 2018. He received 57 votes out of a total 103 votes cast and defeated Raja Zafar ul Haq, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) who obtained 46 votes. Sanjrani was voted into the chairmanship by the Pakistan Peoples Party, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and independent senators from Balochistan and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. He became the first ever Chairman of the Senate who hailed from the province of Balochistan and became the youngest-ever Chairman of the Senate at the age of 39. He was a relatively lesser-known figure in Pakistan's political spectrum prior to being elected as Chairman of the Senate.

In September 2018, Sanjrani addressed the National Assembly of Azerbaijan on the eve of its 100th anniversary.

On 1 August 2019, a no-confidence motion was presented by the opposition parties in the senate to remove him from the post of the chairman of the Senate. The resolution was tabled in the Senate with 64 senators in support of it. The no-confidence motion failed to pass because the opposition parties only gathered 50 votes, 3 votes short of the resolution passing. Sanjrani still stands as the chairman of the Senate of Pakistan after having survived the no-confidence vote. This was seen as a clear victory of the PTI government coalition and a confirmation of the senators having confidence in the chairman. Opposition parties claimed that Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence, General Faiz Hameed played a key role in securing Sanjrani's victory.

In 2019, Sadiq Sanjrani became the first President of the International Parliamentarians Congress (IPC), an international platform aimed at fostering collaboration among global parliamentarians. Under his leadership, the IPC hosted various significant events and launched its permanent headquarters in Islamabad. The IPC focuses on global parliamentary cooperation to address key issues such as peace, security, and human rights.

On 12 March 2021, he was re-elected as chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, defeating his rival Yusuf Raza Gilani.