Shamim Mumtaz is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from August 2018 to August 2023 and from June 2013 to May 2018.

Shamim Mumtaz
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
June 2013 – 28 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1957-11-15) 15 November 1957 (age 66)
Karachi
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Early life and education edit

She was born on 15 November 1957 in Karachi.[1]

She has done Bachelor of Arts.[1]

Political career edit

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3]

In July 2016, she was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was appointed Provincial Minister of Sindh for Social Welfare.[4] In April 2017, she was denotified as Provincial Minister of Sindh for Social Welfare and was appointed Advisor to Chief Minister of Sindh on Social Welfare.[5][6]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ "PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ "21 PPP members elected to PA reserved seats". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ^ Mansoor, Hasan (31 July 2016). "Without home and finance ministers, Murad forms 17-member Sindh cabinet". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Lanjar sworn in as minister, gets law portfolio". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  6. ^ Ghori, Habib Khan (11 April 2017). "New minister takes oath, gets law portfolio". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  7. ^ "PPP bags most of the reserved seats in new Sindh Assembly". The News. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.