Mehnaz Aziz | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
Constituency | NA-77 (Narowal-I) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | IND (2024-present) |
Other political affiliations | PMLN (2018-2024) |
Spouse | Daniyal Aziz |
Education | University of Sussex |
Mehnaz Akbar Aziz is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023.
Early life and career
Mehnaz completed the Masters in Anthropology from the Quaid-i-Azam University and another Masters in Gender and Development Studies from the University of Sussex.[1]
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-77 (Narowal-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[2][3] She received 106,366 votes and defeated Muhammad Tariq Anis.[4]
She and her husband, Daniyal Aziz, decided to run as independent candidates in the 2024 elections, after they did not receive the PML(N)'s nominations for any seat.[5]
References
- ^ "Women For All Seasons".
- ^ "Live: Pakistan election 2018 results — Maulana Fazlur Rehman losing on his home turf". Samaa TV. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Eight women who made it to NA through direct election". Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "NA-77 Result - Election Results 2018 - Narowal 1 - NA-77 Candidates - NA-77 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Daniyal Aziz decides to go solo as PML-N announces candidates". ARY NEWS. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-10.