Ayesha Raza Farooq Senator | |
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عائشہ رضا فاروق | |
Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
In office March 2015 – March 2021 | |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 1 June 2013 – March 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Alma mater | Lahore University of Management Sciences (MBA) Punjab Law College (L.L.B) University of Punjab |
Ayesha Raza Farooq (Urdu: عائشہ رضا فاروق) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2015. Previously she had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2013 to 2015.
She has a degree of Master of Business Administration which she received from Lahore University of Management Sciences in 1995 and has a degree of Bachelor of Laws which she obtained from University of Punjab in 2013.[1]
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on reserved seats for women from Punjab in 2013 Pakistani general election.[1][2][3] In November 2013, she was appointed as Prime Minister's focal person on polio eradication.[4] She resigned from National Assembly in March 2015.[5][6]
She was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on reserved seat for women as a candidate of PML-N in 2015 Pakistani Senate election.[7][8][9][10]
In March 2018, she received Sitara-i-Imtiaz from the Government of Pakistan for her role in polio eradication.[11]