| Office | Member of the Senate of Pakistan |
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| Office | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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| Term start | March 2015
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| Nationality | Pakistani
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| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N)
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| Alma mater | Lahore University of Management Sciences (MBA) Punjab Law College (L.L.B) University of Punjab
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Ayesha Raza Farooq (Template:Lang-ur) 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.[1]
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 in 2013 Pakistani general election.[1][2][3] In November 2013, she was appointed as Prime Minister's focal person on polio eradication.[4] She resigned from National Assembly in March 2015.[5][6]
She was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on reserved seat for women as a candidate of PML-N in 2015 Pakistani Senate election.[7][8][9][10]
In March 2018, she received Sitara-i-Imtiaz from the Government of Pakistan for her role in polio eradication.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Prominent female senators. The Nation.
- ↑ Kiran Dar to get PML-N ticket for NA reserved seat. DAWN.COM(31 March 2015).
- ↑ Women, minority seats allotted. DAWN.COM(29 May 2013).
- ↑ MNA made focal person on polio. DAWN.COM(30 November 2013).
- ↑ Kiran Imran declared returned candidate against NA seat. brecorder.
- ↑ Kiran Dar to get PML-N ticket for NA reserved seat. DAWN.COM(31 March 2015).
- ↑ Closer, messier Senate emerges after polls. DAWN.COM(6 March 2015).
- ↑ 46 Senators-elect take oath - Samaa TV. www.samaa.tv.
- ↑ Senate Elections 2015: PML-N, PPP almost get equal representation in upper house | Pakistan | Dunya News. dunyanews.tv.
- ↑ Senate Election: Unofficial Results. www.thenews.com.pk.
- ↑ Ayesha Raza Farooq dedicates her Sitara-e-Imtiaz to heroic efforts of polio teams - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune(23 March 2018).