Hajiani Lanjo

Hajiani Lanjo (Sindhi: حاجياڻي لنجو) is a liberal political and social activist from Tharparkar, a remote and underdeveloped desert area of Sindh, Pakistan. She belongs to the Awami Tehreek party and Sindhiani Tahreek. She reached prominence after challenged Arbab Ghulam Rahim, a powerful tribal leader from Tharparkar, in the constituency of NA-229 in election-2013.[1][2]

Hajiani Lanjo
(in Sindhi) حاجياڻي لنجو
ConstituencyNA-229
Personal details
Born
Hajiani

(1982-04-05) 5 April 1982
Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyAwami Tehreek
Alma materUniversity of Sindh
OccupationAdvocate

An attorney by profession, Hajiani became a symbol of social change and a voice of women in Tharparkar area. Prior to her political career, Lanjo had served in various social organisations around Tharparkar. She was also a compere for Radio Pakistan at Mithi.

Family & Education

Lanjo belongs to a landless peasant family from the Village in vicinity of Mithi, she was the first female in her family to obtain education up to a college.[3] Hajiani Lanjo was born in small village of Alamsir in Mithi. Her father Mubarak Lanjo was a poor farmer. She attended a government primary school at Rokdyar. She overcame social and economic problems to continue her studies. She graduated while meeting her family's home expenditures by teaching at a private school run by a non-governmental organization. She then worked at different non-governmental organizations of Thar, including Thardeep, Banh-Beli, Sukaar Foundation and Marvi Rural Development organisation.

She graduated with a Masters in Sociology from University of Sindh and further pursued her career in Law.

Political career
Hajiani Lanjo marching during Mohabbat-e-Sindh train march against SPLGO in Islamabad.

During her study of law at Hyderabad, Sindh she developed associations with members of Sindhiani Tahreek, a sister organisation of Qaumi Awami Tehreek struggling to empowering women and thus entered politics. She founded the district chapter of Sindhiani Tahreek in Tharparker and became its president. She participated in general elections from Tharparkar.[4][5][6]

References
  1. "Arbab's remarks draws civil society,parties ire". The Nation (Pakistan). 16 April 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. "Call for more polling stations in Thar". DAWN. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. "Female candidates from Sindh". wichaar.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. Farahnaz Zahidi (23 April 2013). "Winds of change: Meet Hajiani Lanjo, Tharparkar's first female candidate". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. "A glance at Sindh's female election hopefuls". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013.
  6. Newspaper, the (21 April 2013). "Call for more polling stations in Thar". DAWN.COM.
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