Shehnaz Sheikh
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002–2012
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Pakistani

Begum Shehnaz Sheikh (Urdu: شہناز شیخ) is a Pakistani Australian former politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan before her membership termination.

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 1988 Pakistani general election.[1]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[1][2]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4] Her National Assembly membership was suspended in 2012 by the Supreme Court of Pakistan due to her Australian citizenship.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Four women MPs hail from Bahawalpur". DAWN.COM. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. "PML-Q secures 22, PPP 15, MMA 12: Seats reserved for women". DAWN.COM. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. Wasim, Amir (25 September 2012). "Controversy over legislator's resignation". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. Khan, Iftikhar A. (7 March 2008). "Three major parties short of two-thirds majority". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. "SC suspends Shehnaz Sheikh's NA membership". DAWN.COM. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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