| Office | Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab |
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| Office | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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| Term start | 15 August 2018
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| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women
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| Nationality | Pakistani
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| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Spouse | Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar[1] |
| Children | Zaib Jaffar (daughter) Chaudhry Muhammad Omar Jaffar (son)
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Begum Ishrat Ashraf is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1985 and 2013.
Family
Ashraf is married to Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar and has a daughter Zaib Jaffar and a son Chaudhry Muhammad Omar Jaffar.[2] She is the sister of Zaka Ashraf.[2]
Political career
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 1985 Pakistani general election.[3]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[4][5] In February 2006, she was elected president of PML-N women wing.[6] In June 2006, she became a member of the National Public Safety Commission.[7]
In 2011, she was named among the MPs who had foreign accounts and assets outside Pakistan.[8]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[9]
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10]
References
- ↑ Dozens of women, most related to Pak politicians, ex-statespersons, make it to NA. Geo.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Analysis: Zaka Ashraf enjoys support in PML-N - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune(16 January 2014).
- ↑ Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk.
- ↑ PML-Q secures 22, PPP 15, MMA 12: Seats reserved for women. DAWN.COM(1 November 2002).
- ↑ Women who made it to National Assembly. DAWN.COM(1 November 2002).
- ↑ PML-N names CWC members. DAWN.COM(23 February 2006).
- ↑ National Public Safety Commission established. www.thenews.com.pk.
- ↑ 27 MPs have assets in foreign countries, National Assembly told. brecorder.
- ↑ 60pc new faces to enter NA. DAWN.COM(16 March 2008).
- ↑ ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats. DAWN.COM(13 August 2018).