Hina Pervaiz Butt

Hina Parvez Butt
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 February 2024
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1982-01-19) 19 January 1982 (age 42)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N) (2013-present)

Hina Parvez Butt (Urdu: حنا پرویز بٹ; born 19 January 1982) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Chairperson of the Punjab Women Protection Authority and a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 2013.

Early life and education

Butt was born on 19 January 1982 in Lahore.[1]

She received her initial education from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore. She earned the degrees of Bachelor of Science (Hons) in 2004 and received the degree of Master of Business Administration in 2010 from Lahore University of Management Sciences.[1]

In 2016, she earned a Master of Arts in International Relations from Middlesex University campus in Dubai.[1]

Political career

She 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 Pakistani general election, 2013.[2][3]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in Pakistani general election, 2018.[4]

Ahead of the Pakistani general election, 2024, as per list submitted to the ECP, Butt was listed among the PML-N female legislators designated for reserved seats in the Punjab Assembly.[5] Following this, she had to encounter opposition from female PML-N leaders during a parliamentary board meeting. They criticized the allocation of reserved seat tickets solely to relatives and expressed discontent with the party being represented by individuals solely donning "branded suits and makeup."[6][7]

Following the election, she took oath as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab through a reserved quota for women.[8][9]

In July 2024, she was appointed Chairperson of the Punjab Women Protection Authority for a three-year term.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ "2013 election women seat notification" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ "ECP issues notification of one NA, nine PA returned candidates". brecorder. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "PTI gambit ahead of reserved allotment". The Express Tribune. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ^ "PML-N women leaders take a dig at Maryam". Daily Times. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ^ Tahir, Zulqernain (26 December 2023). "Discord in PML-N over choices for women's seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Maryam Nawaz Makes Parliamentary Debut As Punjab's MPAs Take Oath". The Friday Times. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Punjab MPAs to take oath in first session today". DAWN.COM. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ^ "حنا پرویز پرویز بٹ چیئرپرسن پنجاب ویمن پروٹیکشن اتھارٹی تعینات". Associated Press of Pakistan (in Urdu). 11 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.