Andleeb Abbas

Andleeb Abbas
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
Constituency Reserved seat for women
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Andleeb Abbas is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018.

Political career

She ran for the seat of the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Pakistani Senate election, 2018[1] but was unsuccessful. She received 46 votes and lost the seat to Nuzhat Sadiq.[2]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in Pakistani general election, 2018.[3]

On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed her as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for foreign affairs.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (20 February 2018). "List of Senate candidates from Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "PML-N bags 11 Senate seats from Punjab". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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