Attiya Inayatullah Explained

Attiya Inayatullah
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:17 March 2008
Term End:16 March 2013
Constituency:Reserved seat for women
Term Start1:16 November 2002
Term End1:15 November 2007
Constituency1:Reserved seat for women
Term Start2:30 November 1988
Term End2:6 August 1990
Constituency2:Reserved seat for women
Term Start3:20 March 1985
Term End3:29 May 1988
Constituency3:Reserved seat for women
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Nationality:Pakistani

Attiya Inayatullah is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1985 and 2013.

Early life and education

She holds master's degree in Sociology from Boston University and obtained her PhD degree from University of the Punjab.[1]

Political career

Inayatullah served as an adviser on Population Welfare to President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in the early 1980s.[2]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on reserved seat for women from Punjab in 1985 Pakistani general election[3] and served as a Minister of State for Population Welfare in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo.

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on reserved seat for women from Punjab in 1988 Pakistani general election.[4]

Following the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état by Pervez Musharraf, she served as a member of the National Security Council of Pakistan.[5]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[6] [7]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attiya Inayatullah profile. www.naaritoday.com.
  2. News: First three years of Musharraf rule were better: Dr Attiya. 10 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 7 April 2009.
  3. Web site: http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/former-members/7th%20National%20Assembly.pdf. National Assembly. 10 December 2017.
  4. Web site: http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/former-members/8th%20National%20Assembly.pdf. National Assembly. 10 December 2017.
  5. News: Musharraf names ruling National Security Council. 10 December 2017. The Independent. 25 October 1999.
  6. News: Women who made it to National Assembly. 10 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 1 November 2002.
  7. News: Women candidates of PML factions. 10 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 17 September 2002.
  8. News: Wasim. Amir. 60pc new faces to enter NA. 10 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 16 March 2008.
  9. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. Three major parties short of two-thirds majority. 10 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 7 March 2008.