Hina Parvez Butt
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
Personal details
Born (1982-01-19) 19 January 1982
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2013-present)
Websitehttps://hinaparvezofficial.com

Hina Parvez Butt (Urdu: حنا پرویز بٹ; born 19 January 1982) is a Pakistani politician and a PML-N member in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on reserved seats for women.

Early life and education

Butt was born on 19 January 1982 in Lahore.[1]

She received her initial education from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore. She earned the degrees of Bachelor of Science (Hons) in 2004 and received the degree of Master of Business Administration in 2010 from Lahore University of Management Sciences.[1]

In 2016, she earned a Master of Arts in International Relations from Middlesex University campus in Dubai.[1]

Political career

Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s bravery, courage and her defiance inspired Hina Butt the most. How Maryam Nawaz stood by her father and took the party forward as a strong women leader was also very inspiring for Hina Butt. Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s political career was launched under difficult circumstances - there was opposition outside the party and there was hostility within the party. Historically PML-N was really never known to bring females to the political forefront but Maryam’s emergence was a conscious, well thought decision by the party leadership. She exceeded all expectations, surprised everyone with her tremendous bravery, courage, wisdom and conviction navigating through. Hina Butt inspired by Maryam Nawaz Sharif decided to join PMLN and was selected by her party to join the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3]

She was selected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on reserved seat for women by PML-N leadership in 2018 Pakistani general election.[4]

Controversy

It is often said that Butt got her position due to her father, Pervaiz Akhtar Butt's wealth and connections, a common occurrence in Pakistan. Butt's father was the CEO of Waves, but Butt has denied this stating that it was not right to “say such a thing about women who become lawmakers on reserved seats”.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "2013 election women seat notification" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "ECP issues notification of one NA, nine PA returned candidates". brecorder. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "https://twitter.com/etribune/status/1348646380101902336". Twitter. Retrieved 27 May 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)


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