Nafisa Shah (Urdu: نفيسہ شاہ; born 20 January 1968) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023 and from March 2008 to May 2018.
Nafisa Shah | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 29 February 2024 – 25 October 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-202 Khairpur-I |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-208 (Khairpur-I) |
| In office 17 March 2008 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| District Nazim of Khairpur | |
| In office 2001–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1968 Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) |
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Early life and education
editShah was born on 20 January 1968[2] in Khairpur, Sindh[3] to Qaim Ali Shah.[4]
She has doctorate in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Oxford.[3]
Political career
editShah served as Nazim of District Khairpur[4][5][6] from 2001 to 2007.[3]
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a reserved seat for women as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Sindh in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[7][8] She served as chair of the National Commission for Human Development and general secretary of the Women's Parliamentary Caucus between 2008 and 2013.[4]
She has been vice president of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.[4] She also headed the National Commission for Human Development.[6] In 2011, she was awarded a Ph.D degree by the University of Oxford for her study on honour killing in Sindh.[6]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP on a seat reserved for women from Sindh in the 2013 Pakistani general election for the second time.[1][9][10]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-208 (Khairpur-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election. She received 107,978 votes and defeated Ghous Ali Shah, a candidate of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA).[11]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-202 Khairpur-I in the 2024 Pakistani general election. She received 152,511 votes and defeated Ghous Ali Shah, a candidate of the GDA.[12]
books
edit- Honour Unmasked: Gender Violence, Law, and Power in Pakistan – 2016
- Honour and Violence: Gender, Power and Law in Southern Pakistan. 2017
References
edit- ^ a b "Women's reserved seats: Top politicians' spouses, kin strike it lucky - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c "Profiles: International Conference on Civil-Military Relations". www.pildat.org. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Wondrous women". DAWN.COM. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "SUKKUR: Khairpur Nazim did not attend meeting". DAWN.COM. 19 April 2002. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Nafisa Shah gets Ph.D from Oxford". DAWN.COM. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "KARACHI: Opposition parties shortlist candidates : Crucial PML meeting today". DAWN.COM. 24 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Dual nationality: PM among 450 MPs yet to file declaration". DAWN.COM. 23 October 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Women treated as 'second-rate' parliamentarians, says Dr Nafisa - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "NA-208 Result - Election Results 2018 - Khairpur 1 - NA-208 Candidates - NA-208 Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 17 July 2024.