Imran Khan has been Pakistan's prime minister by the parliament after his party swept the general election last month, marking the beginning of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) tenure in power.
Members of the National Assembly voted in the capital Islamabad on Friday for Khan to be leader of the house, making him Pakistan's head of state.
Khan will take oath on Saturday, form a cabinet and assume control of the government in the coming days.
The long-time opposition politician takes the reins of power for the first time in his 22-year political career, having led a strenuous campaign against corruption and government mismanagement since he retired as one of Pakistan's most popular cricketer in 1992.
On Friday, Khan handily beat Shehbaz Sharif, chair of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser announced.
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