Seemi Aizdi is a Pakistani politician who was the member of the Senate of Pakistan from December 2018 to March 2024.
Seemi Aizdi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office December 2018 – March 2024 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Constituency | Punjab, Pakistan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Comilla, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-present) |
| Relatives | Jahangir Tareen (brother)[1] |
Early life edit
She was born in Comilla, which at the time was part of East Bengal in Pakistan, but is now situated in Bangladesh.[2][3][4][5]
Political career edit
In May 2018, she paid Rs.100,000 to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as an application fee for a ticket to contest 2018 Pakistani general election from one of the national assembly constituencies of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).[6] However, she was not allotted a ticket for any of the three ICT constituencies.[7][8][9] Rather, she was accommodated in upcoming by-elections for the Senate of Pakistan and was elected senator from Punjab province on a reserved seat for women representing PTI. The election was held on 15 November 2018 between her and Saira Afzal Tarar of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[10] PTI was criticized for promoting nepotism for her being sister of then PTI stalwart Jahangir Tareen.[11] She served as a senator from December 2018 to March 2024.[12][13] While serving as a senator, she chaired the committee on climate change. In this role, she advocated for making the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor more environmentally sustainable.[14]
In March 2022, while her brother Jahangir Tareen was backing a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, she publicly expressed her support for Khan.[15]
She was among the PTI senators who proposed a resolution denouncing the May 9 riots and advocating for severe measures against those responsible for the violent acts on that day.[16]
References edit
- ^ "PTI hands Jehangir Tareen's sister Senate election ticket". November 2018. Archived from the original on 2024-05-05. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Senate of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "PTI hands Jehangir Tareen's sister Senate election ticket". The Express Tribune. Pakistan: The Express Tribune. 2018-11-01. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ APP (2018-11-16). "PTI-backed Waleed Iqbal and Seemi Ezdi get elected to Senate from Punjab". DAWN.COM. Pakistan: Dawn. Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Familiar names among 21 hopefuls for PTI tickets in capital". The Express Tribune. 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Desk, Web. "Tehreek-e-Insaf's Waleed Iqbal, Seemi Aizdi win Senate by-election - SUCH TV". suchtv.pk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Jahangir Tareen's sister likely to be inducted in PM's cabinet". Pakistan Point. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Waleed Iqbal, Seemi Ezdi Swear In As Senators". Urdu Point. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Election Commission to hold Senate polls on April 3". Dunya News. 5 March 2024. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Green CPEC to play vital role in Pakistan's efforts against climate change". Xinhua. 4 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Jahangir Tareen's sister Seemi Ezdi voices support for PM Imran". The Nation. 14 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "PTI senators condemn May 9 violence". The Express Tribune. 29 May 2023. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
