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{{short description|Pakistani politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Iffat Miraj Awan
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start = 29 May 2013
| term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency=
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jaranwala]]
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Iffat Miraj Awan''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|عفت معراج اعوان}}}}; born 15 October 1971) is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]], from May 2013 to May 2018.

==Early life and education==

Awan was born on 15 October 1971 in [[Jaranwala]].<ref name="pap/2013">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/907|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=26 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620030206/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/907|archivedate=20 June 2017}}</ref>

She graduated from [[University of the Punjab]] in 1995 and has the degree of Bachelor of Arts.<ref name="pap/2013" />

==Political career==

She was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency PP-53 (Faisalabad-III) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Faisalabadians repose trust in PML-N|url=https://nation.com.pk/13-May-2013/faisalabadians-repose-trust-in-pml-n|accessdate=26 January 2018|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126045745/https://nation.com.pk/13-May-2013/faisalabadians-repose-trust-in-pml-n|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Only 6 of 150 women candidates win NA seats: Report - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/550191/only-6-of-150-women-candidates-win-na-seats-report/|accessdate=26 January 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=16 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210010849/http://tribune.com.pk/story/550191/only-6-of-150-women-candidates-win-na-seats-report/|archivedate=10 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|accessdate=26 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|archivedate=16 January 2018}}</ref> He received 44,754 votes and defeated Malik Zafar Iqbal Khokhar, a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref name="ecp/2013">{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=1 April 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab)]]

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