Basma Riaz Choudhry بسمہ ریاض چوہدری | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly PML-Q | |
| In office 10 October 2002 – 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1977 Chicago, United States |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2023-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Chaudhry family |
| Profession | Politician |
Basma Riaz Choudhry also spelt Baasima (Urdu: بسمہ ریاض چوہدری) is a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. She is the daughter of Chaudhry Riaz Asghar, (brother-in-law of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain). The first time she was elected as Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab in by-election 2005. She returned to Punjab Assembly in general elections 2013 and 2018 against one of the seats reserved for women.[1]
She took part in the general elections 2008 from the Constituency PP-117 (Mandi Bahuddin-II) as the candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) for the second time, but was defeated by the PPPP candidate Asif Bashir Bhagat. She belongs to PML-Q.
Chaudhry was born on March 5, 1977, in Chicago. She obtained a B.Sc. in Management Marketing in 1998, and obtained her Master of Computer Science from DePaul University in Chicago in 2001.[1] She is the niece of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Profile". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ↑ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (31 July 2018). "At least four Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin women to get reserved seats". DAWN.COM.