Asma Mamdot Explained
Asma Mamdot is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018.
Early life and education
She was born in Lahore into the Nawab family of the Mamdots, who were ethnic Kheshgi Afghans.[1] [2] [3] [4] She is a medical doctor by profession and completed her MBBS from King Edward Medical University.[4]
Political career
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F) on a reserved seat for women in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5]
In February 2013, she joined Pakistan Peoples Party[6] and only a month later joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[7]
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[8] [9] [10]
Family
She belongs from notable political family of Mamdots and Legharis. She is granddaughter of Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot.[11]
Notes and References
- Book: Garg . Sanjay . Studies in Indo-Muslim History by S.H. Hodivala Volume II: A Critical Commentary on Elliot and Dowson's History of India as Told by Its Own Historians (Vols. V-VIII) & Yule and Burnell's Hobson-Jobson . 30 August 2018 . Routledge . 978-0-429-75777-8 . en . ... Kheshgi, which was the name of the Afghān tribe to which Naz̤r Bahādur Khān belonged (M.U. III. 777, l. 14). The Kheshgis were famous for their piety and integrity and were settled round about Lāhor and Kāsūr.
- Book: Low . D. A. . Political Inheritance of Pakistan . 18 June 1991 . Springer . 978-1-349-11556-3 . en . The third family, the Kheshgi Afghans of Kasur, had held distinguished posts under the Mughals since ....
- Book: India, National Archives of. The Panjab in 1839-40: Selections from the Punjab Akhbars, Punjab Intelligence, Etc., Preserved in the National Archives of India, New Delhi. 1952. Sikh History Society. en.
- Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk.
- Web site: 2008 election result . ECP . 10 August 2018 . 5 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf . dead .
- News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . Two PML-F MPAs, ex-MNA join PPP . 10 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 13 February 2013.
- News: Dr Mamdot joins PML-N . 10 August 2018 . The Nation . 4 March 2013.
- News: Budgeting: Policy to end gender inequality stressed - The Express Tribune. 8 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 28 February 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308223902/https://tribune.com.pk/story/676970/budgeting-policy-to-end-gender-inequality-stressed/. 8 March 2017.
- News: Nomination of eight PML-N women accepted. 8 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309060431/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/amp/433735-nomination-of-eight-pml-n-women-accepted. 9 March 2017.
- News: 22pc women beat 78pc men in parliamentary business. 8 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308222709/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/29011-22pc-women-beat-78pc-men-in-parliamentary-business. 8 March 2017.
- News: Educated, qualified women enter NA, thanks to PML-N. 3 April 2018. The News. 30 May 2013. en. 16 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716203741/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/433572. dead.
