Rahat Jamali

Rahat Faiq Jamali (Urdu: راحت جمالی; born 10 March 1965) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Rahat Faiq Jamali
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPB-26 Jaffarabad-II
Personal details
Born (1965-03-10) 10 March 1965
Usta Mohammad, Balochistan, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
RelationsJan Mohammad Jamali (brother)

Early life and education

Jamali was born on 10 March 1965 in Usta Mohammad, Balochistan, Pakistan.[1]

She has done Master of Arts in Urdu from the University of Balochistan.[1]

She is sister of Jan Mohammad Jamali.[1]

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from constituency PB-26 Jaffarabad-II in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4] She had secured 12,521 votes.[5]

In September 2017, she was appointed as Provincial Minister of Balochistan for Labour in the cabinet of Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri,[6] where she remained until resigning in January 2018.[7]

References
  1. "Profile". www.pabalochistan.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. "Poll results suggest victory for Baloch nationalists". The Nation. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. "Only 6 of 150 women candidates win NA seats: Report - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. Ali, Kalbe (17 May 2013). "Highest number of women elected on general seats belong to PML-N". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. "16 female politicians muscle their way into NA, PAs on general seats". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (18 September 2017). "Woman inducted into Balochistan cabinet as minister". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. Shah, Syed Ali (5 January 2018). "Another blow to Balochistan govt as minister, adviser to CM resign". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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