Khushbakht Shujaat

Khushbakht Shujaat (Urdu: خوش بخت شجاعت‎; born 1 November 1948) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2015. Previously, she had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Senator

Khushbakht Shujaat
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
March 2015
Personal details
Born (1948-11-01) 1 November 1948
Bhopal, India
NationalityPakistani
Political partyMuttahida Qaumi Movement

Early life and education

Shujaat was born on 1 November 1948[1] in Bhopal, India[2] from where her family originates.[3]

She received Master of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Karachi between 1972 and 1975.[2][4]

She worked as anchorperson in Pakistan Television Corporation before entering politics.[2]

Political career

She joined Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in 2007.[5]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-250 (Karachi-XII) as a candidate of MQM in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7] She received 52,045 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party.[8]

She ran for the seat of National Assembly from Constituency NA-250 (Karachi-XII) as a candidate of MQM in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[9][10][5] She received 30,365 votes and lost the seat to Arif Alvi.[11]

In 2015, she was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM.[12][13][14][15]

References
  1. "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. "A glance at Sindh's female election hopefuls". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. Khan, A.Q. (12 June 2017). "Treasures of knowledge". The News. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "Prominent female senators". The Nation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. "Who's who of Sindh's senators". www.thenews.com.pk. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. Paracha, Nadeem F. (30 December 2012). "Smokers' Corner: The slippery constituency". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. Ali, Kalbe (15 April 2013). "The assets of MQM's candidates for NA". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  8. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. Wasim, Amir (21 May 2013). "Votes to be verified through thumb impressions". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. Ghori, Habib Khan (21 May 2013). "PTI's Alvi took commanding lead on May 11". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  11. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  12. Wasim, Amir (6 March 2015). "Closer, messier Senate emerges after polls". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  13. Ghori, Habib Khan (6 March 2015). "Sindh senate election marred by horse-trading". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  14. "Senate Elections 2015: PML-N, PPP almost get equal representation in upper house | Pakistan | Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  15. "Senate Election: Unofficial Results". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.


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