Sumera Shams

Dr Sumera Shams
MPA
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Personal details
Born August 19, 1991 (1991-08-19) (age 27)[1]
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Occupation Doctor

Sumera Shams is a Pakistani politician who was elected as a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in July 2018.[1]

Political career

Shams was elected as the member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on a ticket of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Lower Dir District in the provincial election held in July 2018.[2]

She is the youngest person to be elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly. She was also one of the first women to cast a vote in Lower Dir.[3][4]

Previously she served as a district councillor in Lower Dir in 2015.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sumaira Shams | KP Assembly". pakp.gov.pk.
  2. ↑ Dagia, Niha (2 August 2018). "Lower Dir's Sumera Shams set to become youngest legislator". The Express Tribune.
  3. ↑ "PTI MPA elect Dr Sumera Shams makes history in the politics of Pakistan". timesofislamabad.com. 30 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "First woman to vote in Lower Dir now becomes youngest ever to land in KPK Assembly". thenews.com.pk. 30 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Ahmad Shah, Waseem (31 July 2018). "Tehreek-i-Insaf to get seven NA women reserved seats from KP". Dawn.


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