Rehana Leghari
Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
15 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
SpeakerAgha Siraj Durrani
Preceded byShehla Raza
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
June 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Sujawal District, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Rehana Leghari is a Pakistani politician who was the Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, in office from August 2018 to August 2023. She had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023 and from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

She was born in 1971 in Sujawal district.[1]

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3]

In August 2016, she was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was appointed as special assistants to Chief Minister on human rights.[4]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.[5] Following her successful election, PPP nominated her for the office of deputy speaker of the Sindh Assembly.[1] On 15 August 2018, she was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[6] She received 98 votes against her opponent Rabia Azfar Nizami who secured 59 votes.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Mansoor, Hasan (12 August 2018). "Profile: Rehana Leghari — a PPP activist from Sujawal headed for the deputy speaker's office". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "21 PPP members elected to PA reserved seats". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Mansoor, Hasan (8 August 2016). "Nine more ministers, 11 special assistants join Sindh cabinet". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "PPP bags most of the reserved seats in new Sindh Assembly". The News. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "PPP's Durrani continues stint as Sindh Assembly speaker after re-election | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Siraj returns as SA speaker". The Nation. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.


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