Leila Khan Explained

Leila Khan
Office:Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training
Term Start:27 April 2018
Term End:31 May 2018
Primeminister:Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
President:Mamnoon Hussain
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start1:1 June 2013
Term End1:31 May 2018
Constituency1:Reserved seat for women
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Laila Khan is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training, in Abbasi cabinet from April 2018 to May 2018. She had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Education

She has done graduation in mass communication studies. She is also part of public committee funds.

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on a reserved seats for women from Punjab in 2013 Pakistani general election.[1] [2]

In December 2014, she was appointed as chairperson of Prime Minister’s Youth Programme following the resignation of Maryam Nawaz with whom she has worked as adviser.[3] [4] In April 2018, she was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi[5] and was appointed as Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training.[6] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Khan ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA - The Express Tribune. 7 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304195047/https://tribune.com.pk/story/555511/pml-n-secures-most-reserved-seats-for-women-in-na/. 4 March 2017.
  2. News: Women, minority seats allotted. 7 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205110/https://www.dawn.com/news/1014677. 7 March 2017.
  3. News: MNA Leila Khan new PMYP chairperson. 28 March 2018. The Nation.
  4. News: Leila Khan named Maryam Nawaz's successor as youth programme chief - The Express Tribune. 28 March 2018. The Express Tribune. 25 December 2014.
  5. News: Govt expands cabinet months before elections - The Express Tribune. 27 April 2018. The Express Tribune. 27 April 2018.
  6. Web site: Notification April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180430171817/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/federal-Minister-27-04-2018.pdf. dead. 30 April 2018. Cabinet division. 30 April 2018.
  7. Web site: Notification . Cabinet division . 1 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf . 1 June 2018.