The Mayor of Lahore (Urdu: ناظم لاہور) is the leader of the municipal government of Lahore (Metropolitan Corporation Lahore) in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The mayor is directly-elected in municipal elections every four years alongside 9 deputy town mayors. The mayor is responsible for the administration of government services, the composition of councils and committees overseeing Lahore District departments and serves as the chairperson for meeting of Lahore Council.
Mayor of Lahore | |
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ناظم لاہور | |
Member of | City Council |
Reports to | City Council |
Seat | Lahore Town Hall (Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) |
Appointer | Direct election by residents of Lahore |
Term length | 4 years |
Inaugural holder | Mian Amiruddin |
Formation | 1931 |
Deputy | 9 Zonal Mayors |
Website | Official website |
According to the Functions of Municipal Corporation under Punjab Local Government Act 2013 the Mayor shall:[1]
The Mayor shall, in the performance of duties:
Mayor | Start | End | Deputies | Affiliation | Notes | |
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Mian Aminuddin | 1953 | 1961 | PML | First lord mayor of Lahore[2] in newly formed Pakistan | ||
Mian Mehmood Said | 1964 | 1971 | PML | |||
Mian Shuja-ur-Rahman | 1979 | 1983 | PML | Local bodies system introduced by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq | ||
Mian Shuja-ur-Rahman | 1983 | 1987 | PML | |||
Mian Muhammad Azhar | 1987 | 1990 | Ejaz Chaudhary | PML | ||
Khawaja Riaz Mahmood | 1992 | 1993 | PMLN | |||
Khawaja Ahmad Hassan | 1998 | 1999 | PMLN | |||
Mian Amir Mehmood | 2001 | 2005 | PMLQ | City District Government introduced by Pervez Musharraf | ||
Mian Amir Mehmood | 2005 | 2009 | PMLQ | City District Government Lahore | ||
Administrator system implemented from 2010 - 2016
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Mubashar Javed | 2016 | 2021[3] | Mushtaq Mughal, Waseem Qadir, Nazir Swati, Mehr Mehmood Ahmed, Ejaz Hafeez, Mian Tariq, Muhammad Bilal, Haji Allah Rakha and Rao Shahabuddin | PMLN | Punjab Local Government Act 2013[4] | |
Administrator system implemented from January 2022 – present[5]
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Following are the polling results of Union Councils of Lahore.[6]
MCL/Zones Parties
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MCL |
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Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 229 |
Independents | 27 |
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 12 |
Pakistan Peoples Party | 5 |
Awaiting results | 5* |
Total | 274 |
*Results of 5 Union Councils awaited.
Lahore Local Government System consists of Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL). will be divided into 9 zones and each zone will be headed by a Deputy Mayor under the new Local Government system. consolidated urban areas falling under the administrative control of Lahore District will have Municipal Corporations and Municipal committees. The Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) will elect a mayor and 9 deputy mayors in the 9 zones of Lahore while Lahore district areas will have Municipal Corporations rather than the union councils/district councils.[7] Following are the number of seats for Lahore District[8]
General | Women | Worker | Technocrat | Youth | Non-Muslims | Total |
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274 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 318 |