Begum Ishrat Ashraf

Pakistani politician

Begum Ishrat Ashraf is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1985 and 2013.

Family

Ashraf is married to Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar and has a daughter Zaib Jaffar and a son Chaudhry Muhammad Omar Jaffar.^[2] She is the sister of Zaka Ashraf.^[2]

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 1985 Pakistani general election.^[3]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2002 Pakistani general election.^[4][5] In February 2006, she was elected president of PML-N women wing.^[6] In June 2006, she became a member of the National Public Safety Commission.^[7]

In 2011, she was named among the MPs who had foreign accounts and assets outside Pakistan.^[8]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.^[9]

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.^[10]

References

1. "Dozens of women, most related to Pak politicians, ex-statespersons, make it to NA". Geo. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
2. "Analysis: Zaka Ashraf enjoys support in PML-N - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
3. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
4. "PML-Q secures 22, PPP 15, MMA 12: Seats reserved for women". DAWN.COM. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
5. "Women who made it to National Assembly". DAWN.COM. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
6. "PML-N names CWC members". DAWN.COM. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
7. "National Public Safety Commission established". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
8. "27 MPs have assets in foreign countries, National Assembly told". brecorder. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
9. Wasim, Amir (16 March 2008). "60pc new faces to enter NA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
10. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.