| Office | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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| Office | Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
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| Term start | 13 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) Master of Liars
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Maiza Hameed (Punjabi, Template:Lang-ur) is a Pakistani politician and active political worker of Nawaz Sharif who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. 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
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.[1]
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.[2][3] In January 2017, she was appointed as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Capital Administration and Development Division.[4]
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.[5] Following her election, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court to challenge her election.[6]
References
- ↑ Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk.
- ↑ PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune(28 May 2013).
- ↑ Women, minority seats allotted. DAWN.COM(29 May 2013).
- ↑ FDE keeps teachers on their toes on Sunday. DAWN.COM(2 January 2017).
- ↑ List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities. DAWN.COM(12 August 2018).
- ↑ PTI challenges PML-N candidate's election to reserved NA seat for women in IHC. DAWN.COM(16 August 2018).