Begum Ishrat Ashraf

Begum Ishrat Ashraf
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
17 March 2008 – 16 March 2013
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
16 November 2002 – 15 November 2007
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
20 March 1985 – 29 May 1988
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
SpouseChaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar[1]
ChildrenZaib Jaffar (daughter)
Chaudhry Muhammad Omar Jaffar (son)
RelativesZaka Ashraf (brother)

Begum Ishrat Ashraf is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1985 and 2013.

Family

Ashraf is married to Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar and has a daughter Zaib Jaffar and a son Chaudhry Muhammad Omar Jaffar.[2] She is the sister of Zaka Ashraf.[2]

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 1985 Pakistani general election.[3]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[4][5] In February 2006, she was elected president of PML-N women wing.[6] In June 2006, she became a member of the National Public Safety Commission.[7]

In 2011, she was named among the MPs who had foreign accounts and assets outside Pakistan.[8]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[9]

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Dozens of women, most related to Pak politicians, ex-statespersons, make it to NA". Geo. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Analysis: Zaka Ashraf enjoys support in PML-N - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. ^ "PML-Q secures 22, PPP 15, MMA 12: Seats reserved for women". DAWN.COM. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Women who made it to National Assembly". DAWN.COM. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  6. ^ "PML-N names CWC members". DAWN.COM. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  7. ^ "National Public Safety Commission established". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  8. ^ "27 MPs have assets in foreign countries, National Assembly told". brecorder. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  9. ^ Wasim, Amir (16 March 2008). "60pc new faces to enter NA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  10. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.


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