Sajida Zulfiqar
Sajida Zulfiqar | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 13 August 2018 – 25 January 2023 | |
Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Relatives | Nasrullah Khan Khattak (uncle) Pervez Khattak (uncle) liaquat khattak (uncle)[1] |
Sajida Zulfiqar (Urdu: ساجدہ ذوالفقار) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.
Suffering from a tragic loss of her husband , she had her 3 children (2 sons and 1 daughter) to take care of her furniture company. Her daughter is said to have married into Former President Ayub Khans and Ghulam Ishaq’s family while her two sons remain married.
Zulfiqar is known as an inspiration to many women out there for launching her own business and being a successful politician all without the support of her husband, and was recently mentioned in Forbes Top 100 Successful Women of Pakistan.
Education
She has received education from the University of Peshawar.[2]
Political career
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a reserved seat for women from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5][6][7]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]
Early life
She has lived all her life in Peshawer with her 3 sisters and parents before getting married at an early age.
References
- ^ "Dozens of women, most related to Pak politicians, ex-statespersons, make it to NA". Geo. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Shah, Waseem Ahmad (13 August 2018). "PTI secures 16 of 22 seats reserved for women MPAs". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Over 250,000 return from abroad". DAWN.COM. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Outdated AstroTurfs need to be replaced, says IPC minister". DAWN.COM. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Final count: ECP announces MPAs, MNAs on reserved seats - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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