Farahnaz Ispahani

Farahnaz Ispahani
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2012
Constituency Reserved seat for women
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani, American
Spouse(s) Husain Haqqani
Relatives Ispahani family

Farahnaz Ispahani (Urdu: فرح ناز اصفہانی‬‎) is a Pakistani American writer and politician who has served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012.

Personal life

She is married to Husain Haqqani[1] and the granddaughter of Abul Hassan Isphani.[1]

Professional career

As a journalist, she has worked with ABC News, CNN and MSNBC.[2]

She is a writer and authored Purifying the Land of the Pure: Pakistan’s Religious Minorities.[2]

In 2012, Ispahani was named one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy.[3][2] She was also named as Top 100 Women Who Matter the same year by Newsweek Pakistan.[2][4]

From 2013 to 2014, she served as a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[2]

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 Sindh in the Pakistani general election, 2008.[5][6] During her tenure as Member of the National Assembly, she served as Media Advisor to President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari[7] from 2008 until 2012[8][9] when her National Assembly membership was terminated on the basis of holding dual nationality.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Richter, Paul (24 October 2008). "A Pakistani diplomat's delicate mission". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Diplomat, Muhammad Akbar Notezai, The (10 March 2016). "Interview: Farahnaz Ispahani". The Diplomat. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "100 Pakistani women who matter". The Nation. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nov 17 by-election on vacant PA seats - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 Ghumman, Khawar (22 June 2012). "Only 300 votes polled in house of 342". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Farahnaz says fled Pakistan for fear of kidnapping by ISI". DAWN.COM. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Daniyal, Shoaib. "Minorities are invisible in Pakistan: writer Farahnaz Ispahani". Scroll.in. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Farahnaz Ispahani". Wilson Center. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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