Zartaj Gul

Zartaj Gul (Urdu: زرتاج گل‎) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister of State for Climate Change, in office since 5 October 2018. She has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018.

Zartaj Gul Wazir
Minister of State for Climate Change
Assumed office
5 October 2018
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
MinisterMalik Amin Aslam
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-191 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III)
Personal details
BornNovember 1984
Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Spouse(s)
Humayun Raza Khan Akhwind (m. 2010)
Alma materQueen Mary College
National College of Arts

Early life and education

Gul hails from North Waziristan, born on 17 October 1984 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[1] and to Wazir Ahmad Zai, chief engineer of WAPDA and belongs to Wazir tribe.[2][3]

She obtained her early education in her native town Bannu and Miramshah before moving to Lahore with her family.[3] She attended Queen Mary College for her undergraduate studies and then National College of Arts for her postgraduate studies.[1] She did Textile Designing from National College of Arts.[3]

After completing her education, she joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)[4] and became a volunteer with Insaf Student Forum (ISF) in 2005.[3]

She moved to Dera Ghazi Khan after getting married in 2010.[3]

Political career

Gul ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-172 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[4] She received 38,643 votes and lost the seat to Hafiz Abdul Kareem.[5]

She was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from NA-191 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[6][7] She received 79,817 votes and defeated Awais Leghari.[8]

On 5 October 2018, she was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[9] and was appointed as Minister of State for Climate Change.[10]

In June 2019, Gul was widely criticized for using her position to influence NACTA in the appointment of her sister in the authority.[11] Prime Minister Imran Khan took notice of the situation.[12]The letter she wrote to NACTA for her sister's appointment was withdrawn and the matter was resolved.

References
  1. "Female factor: In DG Khan, Zartaj Gul Akhwand set to fight dynastic politics | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "Women For All Seasons".
  3. "Zartaj Gul: breaking barriers in clan politics in southern Punjab | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. "Zartaj Gul, a young woman who upended the Legharis' rule". Geo News. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. "Election results: Imran Khan's PTI on top". Geo News. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. "Live Blog - DAWN.COM". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. "NA-191 Result - Election Results 2018 - Dera Ghazi Khan 3 - NA-191 Candidates - NA-191 Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (6 October 2018). "Six federal ministers administered oath". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  10. "Notification - 5 October 2018" (PDF). Cabinet Division. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  11. Durrani, Fakhar. "Zartaj Gul made official request to appoint her sister in Nacta". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. Tribune.com.pk (2019-06-03). "PML-N moves ECP against Zartaj Gul over sister's appointment". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
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