Farahnaz Ispahani

Farahnaz Ispahani (Urdu: فرح ناز اصفہانی) is a Pakistani-American writer and former politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 2008 and 2012. She is a senior fellow at the Religious Freedom Institute and a member of the Anti-Defamation League Task Force on Middle East Minorities in Washington, D.C.[2][3]

Farahnaz Ispahani
Farahnaz Ispahani in 2016
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2012
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
BornKarachi, Pakistan[1]
NationalityPakistani, American
SpouseHusain Haqqani
Parent(s)Mirza Mohamed Ispahani (father)
Akhtar Ispahani (mother)
RelativesIspahani family

Personal life

She is married to Husain Haqqani[4] and is the granddaughter of Abul Hassan Isphani.[4] She attended Wellesley College.

Professional career

As a journalist, she has worked with ABC News, CNN and MSNBC.[5]

She is a writer and authored Purifying the Land of the Pure: Pakistan's Religious Minorities.[5]

In 2012, Ispahani was named one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy.[5][6] She was also named as Top 100 Women Who Matter the same year by Newsweek Pakistan.[5][7]

From 2013 to 2014, she served as a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[5]

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a seat reserved for women from Sindh in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[8][9] During her tenure as Member of the National Assembly, she served as media advisor to President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari[10] from 2008 until 2012[11][12] when her National Assembly membership was terminated on the basis of holding dual nationality.[9]

Bibliography
  • Ispahani, Farahnaz (2015). Purifying the Land of the Pure: A History of Pakistan's Religious Minorities. HarperCollins. ISBN 9789351775539.
  • Ispahani, Farahnaz (2023). Politics Of Hate:Religious Majoritarianism in South Asia. HarperCollins. ISBN 9789356293557.

References
  1. "Ispahani –– putting her best foot forward". The News International. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. Mohammad, Niala (18 May 2020). "Pakistani Ahmadi Leaders Fear Backlash After New Minority Commission Formation". VOA. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "ADL Task Force Endorses Congressional Legislation in Support of Middle East Minorities". 4 February 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. Richter, Paul (24 October 2008). "A Pakistani diplomat's delicate mission". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. Diplomat, Muhammad Akbar Notezai, The (10 March 2016). "Interview: Farahnaz Ispahani". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  7. "100 Pakistani women who matter". The Nation. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  8. "Nov 17 by-election on vacant PA seats - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  9. Ghumman, Khawar (22 June 2012). "Only 300 votes polled in house of 342". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  10. "Farahnaz says fled Pakistan for fear of kidnapping by ISI". DAWN.COM. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  11. Daniyal, Shoaib. "Minorities are invisible in Pakistan: writer Farahnaz Ispahani". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  12. "Farahnaz Ispahani". Wilson Center. 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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