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Six (6) women politicians were elected on reserved seats as the members of the 4th National Assembly from 1965 to 1969. [2][3] They include; Begum Mariam Hashimuddin Ahmed, Begum Razia Faiz, Begum Dolly Azad, Begum Mujeeb-un-nisa Mohammad Akram, Begum Khudeja Khan, S.I., T.Pk., and Begum Zari Sarfraz.
Women in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the 2017 census of Pakistan. [3] Women in Pakistan have played an important role in Pakistani history [4] and have had the right to vote since 1956. [5] In Pakistan, women have held high office including Prime Minister, Speaker of the National Assembly, Leader of the Opposition, as ...
On 26 February 2024, she assumed the role of Chief Minister of Punjab, marking the first instance of a woman serving as a Chief Minister in any province of Pakistan. Early life and education Maryam was born on 28 October 1973 [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] in Lahore , Pakistan, [ 1 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] to Nawaz Sharif and Kulsoom Butt . [ 10 ]
Benazir Bhutto[a] (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician and stateswoman who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. She was the first woman elected to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country.
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Begum Ra'ana Liaqat Ali Khan (Urdu: رعنا لياقت على خان, known as Gul-i-Rana; 13 February 1905 – 13 June 1990) [2] was the First Lady of Pakistan from 1947 to 1951 as the wife of Liaquat Ali Khan who served as the 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan. She was also the first female governor in Pakistan ...
Maria Talal. Shazia Marri. Samina Matloob. Shazia Ashfaq Mattu. Shireen Mazari. (previous page) (next page) Categories: 21st-century Pakistani politicians. 21st-century women politicians by nationality.
Hina Rabbani Khar (Urdu: حنا ربانی کھر; born 19 November 1974) [ 3 ] is a Pakistani politician, who served as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 19 April 2022 till 10 August 2023. She was previously appointed in July 2011 as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, she was the first woman to have held the position. [ 4 ]
— Malala Yousafzai, 24 January 2009 BBC blog entry In February 2009, girls' schools were still closed. In solidarity, private schools for boys had decided not to open until 9 February, and notices appeared saying so. On 7 February, Yousafzai and her brother returned to their hometown of Mingora, where the streets were deserted, and there was an "eerie silence". She wrote in her blog: "We ...