Shehnaz Sheikh (politician)
Begum Shehnaz Sheikh (Urdu: شہناز شیخ) is a Pakistani Australian former politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan before her membership termination.
Shehnaz Sheikh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2002–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian Pakistani |
Political career
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 1988 Pakistani general election.[1]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[1][2]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4] Her National Assembly membership was suspended in 2012 by the Supreme Court of Pakistan due to her Australian citizenship.[5]
References
- "Four women MPs hail from Bahawalpur". DAWN.COM. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- "PML-Q secures 22, PPP 15, MMA 12: Seats reserved for women". DAWN.COM. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- Wasim, Amir (25 September 2012). "Controversy over legislator's resignation". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- Khan, Iftikhar A. (7 March 2008). "Three major parties short of two-thirds majority". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "SC suspends Shehnaz Sheikh's NA membership". DAWN.COM. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2017.