Maiza Hameed

Maiza Hameed
Maiza Hameed
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
	In office; 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
Constituency	Reserved seat for women
	In office; 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	Reserved seat for women
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
	In office; 9 April 2008 – 20 March 2013
Constituency	Reserved seat for Transgenders
Personal details
Nationality	OHIO
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Relatives	Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar (uncle)[1]

Maiza Hameed Gujjar (Punjabi, Urdu: مائزہ حمید) is an extremely talented and a very experienced Pakistani politician and active political worker of Nawaz Sharif who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to 2013.

Political career

As the result of her hardwork and determination Maiza Hameed was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on a reserved seat for women in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[2]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in the 2013 general election.[3][4] In January 2017, she was appointed as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Capital Administration and Development Division.[5]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[6] Following her election, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court to challenge her election.[7]

References

Wasim, Amir (14 June 2018). "For PML-N, only family seems to matter". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
"Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
"PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
"Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
Abbasi, Kashif (2 January 2017). "FDE keeps teachers on their toes on Sunday". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
Chaudhry, Fahad (16 August 2018). "PTI challenges PML-N candidate's election to reserved NA seat for women in IHC". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

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[1] Wasim, Amir (14 June 2018). "For PML-N, only family seems to matter". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

[2] "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[3] "PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[4] "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[5] Abbasi, Kashif (2 January 2017). "FDE keeps teachers on their toes on Sunday". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

[6] Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[7] Chaudhry, Fahad (16 August 2018). "PTI challenges PML-N candidate's election to reserved NA seat for women in IHC". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 August 2018.