Nuzhat Pathan (Sindhi: نزهت پٺاڻ; Birth: 12 February 1965) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, she was a member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2002 to 2013.
Nuzhat Pathan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 2006–2011 Pakistan Peoples Party 1979-2006 |
Early life and education edit
She was born on 19 February 1965 in Hyderabad, Pakistan.[1]
She received a degree of Master of Arts in Political Science and degree of Master of Arts in Economics.[1]
Political career edit
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in the 2002 General Elections.[2][3][4]
In March 2006, she quit PPP[5] and joined Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[6][4] In a 2006 Interview, she said she has been affiliated with PPP for the last 27 years.[7]
In October 2006, she was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and was appointed as adviser to the Chief Minister.[8]
She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-Q on a reserved seat for women in the 2008 General Elections.[9][10]
In 2011, she left PML-Q and joined Pakistan Muslim League (Like-Minded).[11][12]
In October 2016, she was appointed as Secretary-General of the women's wing of PTI's chapter in Sindh.[4]
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Sindh in the 2018 General Elections.[13]
References edit
- ^ a b "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. Sindh Assembly. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "PPP names Benazir for reserved seats". DAWN.COM. 25 August 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Ghori, Habib Khan (1 November 2002). "KARACHI: PPP gets largest number of women's seats in PA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Nusrat Wahid made president of PTI's Sindh women wing". The News. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "KARACHI: PPP MPA defects". DAWN.COM. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Government forced Nuzhat to change loyalty: PPP". Business Recorder. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "تیسری اپوزیشن رکن منحرف". BBC Urdu. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Minister, 7 advisers join Sindh cabinet". DAWN.COM. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "MQM's priority list for reserved seats released". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Sindh PML-Q ready to join hands with PPP". The Nation. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Nuzhat Pathan joins PML-LM". Business Recorder. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ 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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