Shazia Marri

Shazia Marri
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
Constituency NA-216 (Sanghar-II)
In office
30 August 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency NA-235 (Sanghar-II)
In office
6 July 2012 – 30 August 2013
Constituency Reserved seats for women
Personal details
Born (1972-10-08) October 8, 1972
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Peoples Party
Father Atta Muhammad Marri [1]

Shazia Jannat Marri (Urdu: شازیہ مری‬‎; born 8 October 1972) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from July 2012 to August 2013 and again from August 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

She was born on 8 October 1972 in Karachi[2] to Atta Muhammad Marri.[3]

She has Bachelor of Arts degree.[2]

Political career

She was elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh in Pakistani general election, 2002.[2][4]

She served as Provincial Minister of Sindh for Electric before appointed as Provincial Minister of Sindh for Information from 2008 to 2010.[2][5][4]

She was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh in Pakistani general election, 2008 from PS-133 on reserved seat for women, representing Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[6] In July 2012, she resigned from the seat.[7]

In July 2012, she was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PPP on a seat reserved for women from Sindh.[8]

She ran for the seat of National Assembly in Pakistani general election, 2013 from NA-235 (Sanghar-II), but was unsuccessful.[9]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on reserved seat for women in 2013 election.[10][11]

In July 2013, she was elected to the National Assembly in by-election from NA-235 (Sanghar-II).[12][11]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-216 (Sanghar-II) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[13] In the same election, she was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP on a seat reserved for women from Sindh.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Sumbul, Deneb. "Keeping it in the Family". Newsline (July 2018).
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "A glance at Sindh's female election hopefuls". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 "A glance at Sindh's female election hopefuls". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Shazia Marri made Sindh's information minister". DAWN.COM. 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Ghori, Habib Khan (12 April 2008). "Thumbnail sketches of cabinet ministers". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Shahliani replaces Marri seat". The Nation. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "PPP's Shazia Marri takes oath as MNA". DAWN.COM. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Pir Sadruddin Shah wins from Sanghar's NA-235 constituency". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Khan, Iftikhar A. (29 May 2013). "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  11. 1 2 "By-polls: PML-N wins five NA seats, PPP three, PTI two". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Mangi, Mohammad Hussain Khan | Housh Mohammad (17 November 2015). "Footprints: The long shadow of tragedy". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "PPPP's candidate Shazia Marri wins NA-216 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  14. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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