Haseenabanu Ismail Explained

Haseenabanu Ismail
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Term Start1:22 May 2019
Birth Date:9 November 1969
Nationality:South African
Party:Democratic Alliance
Residence:Actonville, Benoni, Gauteng
Occupation:Politician

Haseenabanu Ismail (born 9 November 1969) is a South African politician of the Democratic Alliance who is serving as a member of the South African National Assembly since May 2019. Ismail was previously the councillor for ward 29 in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Political career

She is a member of the Democratic Alliance. In 2013, she was appointed to the Ekurhuleni city council as a proportional representation (PR) councillor.[1] Prior to the 2016 municipal elections, Ismail was chosen as the DA's candidate for ward 29 in Ekurhuleni, an area that includes Actonville.[2] She won the election with 43.9% of the vote.[3]

Before the 2019 general election, Ismail was ranked 13th on the DA's national list.[4] At the election, she won a seat in the National Assembly.[5] She was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health in parliament.[6]

Ismail was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Tourism on 21 April 2023.[7]

Ismail was re-elected to Parliament in the 2024 general election.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ward Councillors . www.ekurhuleni.gov.za . 29 October 2020 . 1 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201211810/https://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/council/political-leadership/ward-councillors.html . dead .
  2. News: Razack . Sheina . Meet Benoni ward candidates for upcoming election . 29 October 2020 . benonicitytimes.co.za . 28 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Results Summary - All Ballots . www.elections.org.za . 29 October 2020.
  4. News: Lekabe . Thapelo . DA releases list of candidates to represent party for elections . 29 October 2020 . Eyewitness News . 16 March 2016.
  5. News: Govindsamy . Rivelle . Haseena Ismail now MP . 29 October 2020 . Benoni City Times . 10 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Portfolio Committee on Health . Parliament of South Africa . 29 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Shadow Cabinet: DA announces changes with a focus on Election 2024 . 2023-04-21 . Democratic Alliance . en.
  8. Web site: The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS Politicsweb . 2024-07-10 . www.politicsweb.co.za . en.