Tamkeen Akhtar Niazi (Urdu: تمکین اختر نیازی) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018.
Tamkeen Akhtar Niazi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abbottabad |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Early life and education
editShe was born in September in Abbottabad.[1]
She has earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Kinnaird College for Women University. She received a Diploma in Apparel Management from Southern Polytechnic State University.[1]
Political career
editShe was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3]
On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended her membership as a member of the National Assembly.[4] 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.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "2013 election women seat notification" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "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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