Irum Azeem Farooque

Irum Azeem Farooque
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
June 2013 – 28 May 2018
Constituency Reserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1967-02-05) 5 February 1967
Karachi
Nationality Pakistani

Irum Azeem Farooque is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

She was born on 5 February 1967[1] in Karachi.[2] She has earned the Bachelor of Arts from Bamm PECHS Government College for Women.[2]

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on a reserved seat for women in Pakistani general election, 2013.[3][1]

In September 2014, she quit MQM and announced to resign from her Sindh Assembly seat[4] however in October 2014, she re-joined MQM.[5]

In August 2017, she quit MQM and announced to joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Former MQM MPA Irum Azeem Farooque says she is joining the PTI". DAWN.COM. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "MQM MPA resigns from party, assembly seat | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Irum Farooque rejoins MQM". DAWN.COM. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Irum Azeem Farooque leaves MQM to join PTI". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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