Sajida Zulfiqar

Sajida Zulfiqar (Urdu: ساجدہ ذوالفقار‎) is a Pakistani politician 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.

Sajida Zulfiqar
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
RelativesPervez Khattak (uncle)[1]

Suffering from a tragic loss of her husband , she had her 3 children (2 sons and 1 daughter) to take care of her furniture company. Her daughter is said to have married into Former President Ayub Khans family while her two sons remain unmarried.

Zulfiqar is known as an inspiration to many women out there for launching her own business and being a successful politician all without the support of her husband, and was recently mentioned in Forbes Top 100 Successful Women of Pakistan.

Education

She has received basic level education from the University of Peshawar.[2]

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a reserved seat for women from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5][6][7]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]

Early life

She has lived all her life in Peshawer with her 3 sisters and parents before getting married at an early age.

References
  1. "Dozens of women, most related to Pak politicians, ex-statespersons, make it to NA". Geo. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. Shah, Waseem Ahmad (13 August 2018). "PTI secures 16 of 22 seats reserved for women MPAs". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. "Over 250,000 return from abroad". DAWN.COM. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. "Outdated AstroTurfs need to be replaced, says IPC minister". DAWN.COM. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. "Final count: ECP announces MPAs, MNAs on reserved seats - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  6. "PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  7. "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  8. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.


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