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{{short description|Pakistani politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ayesha Raza Farooq
| honorific-suffix = Senator
|office = Member of the [[Senate of Pakistan]]
| term_start = March 2015
| term_end =
| office1 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start1 = 1 June 2013
| term_end1 = March 2015
|nationality = Pakistani
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|alma_mater= Lahore University of Management Sciences (MBA) <br /> Punjab Law College (L.L.B) <br /> [[University of Punjab]]
}}

'''Ayesha Raza Farooq''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|عائشہ رضا فاروق}}}}) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the [[Senate of Pakistan]] since March 2015. Previously she had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from 2013 to 2015.

==Education==
She has a degree of Master of Business Administration which she received from [[Lahore University of Management Sciences]] in 1995 and has a degree of Bachelor of Laws which she obtained from [[University of Punjab]] in 2013.<ref name="nation/3march2018">{{cite news|title=Prominent female senators|url=https://nation.com.pk/03-Mar-2018/prominent-female-senators?show=preview|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=The Nation}}</ref>

==Political career==
She was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) on reserved seats for women from [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="nation/3march2018" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Kiran Dar to get PML-N ticket for NA reserved seat|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1172929|accessdate=9 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=31 March 2015|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410050516/https://www.dawn.com/news/1172929|archivedate=10 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Women, minority seats allotted|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1014555|accessdate=9 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=29 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308044530/https://www.dawn.com/news/1014555|archivedate=8 March 2017}}</ref> In November 2013, she was appointed as Prime Minister's focal person on polio eradication.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Junaidi|first1=Ikram|title=MNA made focal person on polio|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1059491|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=30 November 2013}}</ref> She resigned from National Assembly in March 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kiran Imran declared returned candidate against NA seat|url=https://www.brecorder.com/2015/04/15/238376/kiran-imran-declared-returned-candidate-against-na-seat/|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=brecorder}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=Kiran Dar to get PML-N ticket for NA reserved seat|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1172929|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=31 March 2015}}</ref>

She was elected to the [[Senate of Pakistan]] on reserved seat for women as a candidate of PML-N in [[2015 Pakistani Senate election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Closer, messier Senate emerges after polls|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1167727|accessdate=9 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=6 March 2015|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409200608/https://www.dawn.com/news/1167727|archivedate=9 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=46 Senators-elect take oath - Samaa TV|url=https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2015/03/46-senators-elect-take-oath/|accessdate=24 August 2017|work=www.samaa.tv|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824220002/https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2015/03/46-senators-elect-take-oath/|archivedate=24 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Senate Elections 2015: PML-N, PPP almost get equal representation in upper house {{!}} Pakistan {{!}} Dunya News|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/265570-Senate-Elections-2015-PMLN-PPP-almost-get-equal|accessdate=24 August 2017|work=dunyanews.tv|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916145609/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/265570-Senate-Elections-2015-PMLN-PPP-almost-get-equal|archivedate=16 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Senate Election: Unofficial Results|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/2135-senate-election-unofficial-results|accessdate=24 August 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180801/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/2135-senate-election-unofficial-results|archivedate=24 August 2017}}</ref>

In March 2018, she received [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] from the Government of Pakistan for her role in [[polio eradication]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ayesha Raza Farooq dedicates her Sitara-e-Imtiaz to heroic efforts of polio teams - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1667427/1-ayesha-raza-farooq-dedicates-sitara-e-imtiaz-heroic-efforts-polio-teams/|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=23 March 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:21st-century Pakistani women politicians]]

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