Azra Fazal Pechuho

Azra Fazal Pechuho
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health
In office
19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Population Welfare
In office
19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-37 Nawabshah-I
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
18 November 2002 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-213 (Nawabshah-I)
Member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 February 2024
ConstituencyPS-36 Shaheed Benazirabad-I
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 March 2024
Personal details
Born (1953-02-21) 21 February 1953 (age 71)
Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party
SpouseDr. Fazlullah Pechuho
RelativesSee Zardari family[1]

Azra Fazal Pechuho (Urdu: عذرا فضل پیچوہو; née Zardari; born 21 February 1953) is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health, and Population Welfare, in office from August 2018 till August 2023. She had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023. She was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018. She is serving as member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh since February 2024.

Early life and education

She was born on 21 February 1953 in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan, to Hakim Ali Zardari and Bilquis Sultana. She has three siblings, Asif Ali Zardari, Fauzia Abbasi and Faryal Talpur[2][3] She is a physician by profession[1] and has done MBBS from the Dow medical college.[4]

She is married to Dr.Fazlullah Pechuho and has a son Muhammad Pechuho.

Political career

Pechuho was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-213 (Nawabshah-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election. She received 75,237 votes and defeated Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[5]

She was not a popular politician until the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in 2007.[1] After the assassination, she became the chancellor of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST).[1]

Pechuho was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-213 (Nawabshah-I) as a candidate of PPP in 2008 Pakistani general election.[6] She received 108,404 votes and defeated Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F).[7]

Pechuho was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-213 (Nawabshah-I) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election.[8][9] She received 113,199 votes and defeated Inayat Ali Rind, a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).[10]

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-37 (Shaheed Benazirabad-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[11]

On 19 August, she was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health with the additional ministerial portfolio of Population Welfare.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "A glance at Sindh's female election hopefuls". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Detail Information". 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. ^ "PPP expected to win in Nawabshah". DAWN.COM. 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  7. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Bakhtawar casts her first vote amid tight security". DAWN.COM. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Zardari, Bilawal to contest NA by-polls on different symbols". DAWN.COM. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  10. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah picks his 10-member cabinet". DAWN.COM. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.