Shehnaz Sheikh (politician)

Not to be confused with Shahnaz Sheikh or Shehnaz Sheikh.

Begum Shehnaz Sheikh (Urdu: شہناز شیخ) is a Pakistani Australian former politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan before her membership termination.

Shehnaz Sheikh
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 2002–2012
Personal details
Nationality	Australian Pakistani

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 Punjab in the 1988 Pakistani general election.^[1]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2002 Pakistani general election.^[1][2]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.^[3][4] Her National Assembly membership was suspended in 2012 by the Supreme Court of Pakistan due to her Australian citizenship.^[5]

References

1. "Four women MPs hail from Bahawalpur". DAWN.COM. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
2. "PML-Q secures 22, PPP 15, MMA 12: Seats reserved for women". DAWN.COM. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
3. Wasim, Amir (25 September 2012). "Controversy over legislator's resignation". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
4. Khan, Iftikhar A. (7 March 2008). "Three major parties short of two-thirds majority". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
5. "SC suspends Shehnaz Sheikh's NA membership". DAWN.COM. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2017.