Pakistani politician
Ayesha Raza Farooq (Urdu : عائشہ رضا فاروق ) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2015. Previously she had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2013 to 2015.
Early life and education
Ayesha Raza Farooq is a member of Ramday Arain family.[3] Her husband, Raza Farooq Ramday, served as the Advocate General of Punjab from June 2009 to August 2009.[1] [4] He died in 2010 due to cardiac arrest.[5] His brother-in-law, Muhammad Aurangzeb , is the current finance minister of Pakistan .[3]
She earned master of business administration from Lahore University of Management Sciences in 1995 and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Punjab in 2013.[6]
Political career
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on reserved seats for women from Punjab in 2013 Pakistani general election .[6] [7] [8] In November 2013, she was appointed as Prime Minister's focal person on polio eradication.[9] She resigned from National Assembly in March 2015.[10] [11]
She was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on reserved seat for women as a candidate of PML-N in 2015 Pakistani Senate election .[12] [13] [14] [15]
In March 2018, she received Sitara-i-Imtiaz from the Government of Pakistan for her role in polio eradication .[16]
References
^ a b Saeed, Tariq (November 24, 2018). "Library awaits books, furniture, power connection" . DAWN.COM .
^ "National Assembly of Pakistan" . na.gov.pk .
^ a b "Former AG Chaudhry Farooq dies" . DAWN.COM . December 9, 2001.
^ "Former Advocates General | Advocate General" .
^ "Ex-AG Punjab dies due to cardiac arrest" . The Nation . May 15, 2010.
^ a b "Prominent female senators" . The Nation . Retrieved 25 March 2018 .
^ "Kiran Dar to get PML-N ticket for NA reserved seat" . DAWN.COM . 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017 .
^ "Women, minority seats allotted" . DAWN.COM . 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017 .
^ Junaidi, Ikram (30 November 2013). "MNA made focal person on polio" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 25 March 2018 .
^ "Kiran Imran declared returned candidate against NA seat" . brecorder . Retrieved 25 March 2018 .
^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (31 March 2015). "Kiran Dar to get PML-N ticket for NA reserved seat" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 25 March 2018 .
^ "Closer, messier Senate emerges after polls" . DAWN.COM . 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017 .
^ "46 Senators-elect take oath - Samaa TV" . www.samaa.tv . Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017 .
^ "Senate Elections 2015: PML-N, PPP almost get equal representation in upper house | Pakistan | Dunya News" . dunyanews.tv . Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017 .
^ "Senate Election: Unofficial Results" . www.thenews.com.pk . Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017 .
^ "Ayesha Raza Farooq dedicates her Sitara-e-Imtiaz to heroic efforts of polio teams - The Express Tribune" . The Express Tribune . 23 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018 .