Naeema Kishwar Khan (Urdu: نعیمہ کشور خان) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018. .
Naeema Kishwar Khan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) |
Education
editShe has a degree in Islamic law.[1]
Political career
editShe was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) on a reserved seat for women in 2010.[2]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) on a reserved seat for women from Khyber Paktunkhwa in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5][6]
PILDAT gave her the title of "MNA of the Year" due to her best performance in 14th National Assembly during the third parliamentary year.[7]
On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended the membership of Khan as a member of the National Assembly.[8] This action followed a Supreme Court of Pakistan decision to suspend the verdict of the Peshawar High Court, which had denied the allocation of a reserved seat to the PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council bloc.[9]
References
edit- ^ Shah, Sadia Qasim (18 May 2013). "New KP Assembly to have some experienced women". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Court directs EC to allocate provincial seat to JUI-F". DAWN.COM. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "'Long shot' law seeks proportional representation for women in NA". DAWN.COM. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Imran, Faryal, Hamza performed badly on MNAs' scorecard". DAWN.COM. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "PILDAT declares Naeema Kishwar MNA of year". pakobserver.net.
- ^ "Notification dated 13 May 2024" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (14 May 2024). "Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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