Hina Pervaiz Butt

Hina was born on 19 January 1982 in Lahore.[1]

She received her initial education from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore. She earned the degrees of Bachelor of Science (Hons) in 2004 and received the degree of Master of Business Administration in 2010 from Lahore University of Management Sciences.[1]

In 2016, she earned Master of Arts in International Relations from Middlesex University campus in Dubai.[1] Hina has to her credit the esteemed achievement of being selected at the Harvard Kennedy School Education Module, ‘Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st century’, Cambridge, USA. To her credit, she is one of the most recognized Young Global Leaders and has participated regularly at the World Economic Forum Summits as well as the YGL Summits.

She has recently been honored with certification from Oxford University on "Transformational Leadership: Leadership on the Edges". Her participation at the YGL "Annual Meeting of New Champions has also been exemplary. She also represents Pakistan in Asia Pacific Summit 2019-Cambodia.[1]

She was selected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3]

She was re-selected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2018.

Her political career has been an impressive one being elected as a member of the provincial assembly, Punjab in the 2013 general elections, 2018 being her second term in office. This period comes with landmark bills and resolutions presented by Ms. Hina Butt. Some significant ones out of 17 include ‘The Punjab Prohibition of Hate Speech", "Reforms in the Admission Policy for Students Belonging to the Minority Community, " The Punjab Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Bill 2014", "The Domestic Workers Employment Right Bill 2014", "The Punjab Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill 2017, "Child Marriage Prohibition Bill 2013", " Punjab Home Based Workers Bill 2016", "The Punjab Domestic Workers Employment Rights Bill 2016".

To her credit also is the new landmark bill for which she has put in immense efforts is the ‘Punjab Maternity Benefits’ which is a first of its kind discussion in the provincial assembly.

Her commitment and passion has specifically driven towards activism through legislation for human rights and supporting civil society in its implementation and action, the most debated being legislation against forced conversions. She has rendered her services as the General Secretary of First Women Parliamentary Caucus of Punjab, Pakistan (2015- 2016) and currently serving as the Women Health Representative of the Women Caucus. She also holds an important charge as the General Secretary of the Youth Caucus for the effective of implementation of Youth Rights, highlighting issues pertaining to the youth in the assembly. She is closely working with civil society and NGOs on issues of minority and women rights including a task force for the formation of minority commission, which is required for implementation of minority rights.[4]

• 2018 Pakistani general election