Maiza Hameed
Maiza Hameed | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| In office 9 April 2008 – 20 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for Women |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Relatives | Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar (uncle)[1] |
Maiza Hameed Gujjar (Punjabi, Urdu: مائزہ حمید) is a politician mostly awarded a reserved seat and this is because she is from gujjar family who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to 2013.
Political career
[edit]Maiza Hameed was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on a reserved seat for women in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[2]
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in the 2013 general election.[3][4] In January 2017, she was appointed as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Capital Administration and Development Division.[5]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[6] Following her election, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court to challenge her election.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Wasim, Amir (14 June 2018). "For PML-N, only family seems to matter". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Abbasi, Kashif (2 January 2017). "FDE keeps teachers on their toes on Sunday". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 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.
- ^ Chaudhry, Fahad (16 August 2018). "PTI challenges PML-N candidate's election to reserved NA seat for women in IHC". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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