Nausheen Hamid Explained

Nausheen Hamid
Office:Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination
President:Arif Alvi
Primeminister:Imran Khan
Term Start:September 2018
Term End:10 April 2022
Office1:President Central Working Committee for Women Wing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Term Start1:4 February 2020
Office2:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start2:13 August 2018
Term End2:25 January 2023
Constituency2:Reserved Seat for Women (NA-297)
Office3:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Term Start3:2013
Term End3:2018
Constituency3:Reserved Seat for Women (W-356)
Office4:Vice President Central Working Committee for Women Wing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Term Start4:2012
Term End4:2013
Birth Date:19 February 1961
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma Mater:Dow University of Health Sciences
Party: PTI (2013-present)
Residence:Lahore

Dr. Nausheen Hamid (; born 19 February 1961) is a Pakistani politician and social activist who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.[1] She is the current Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination, in office since September 2018.[2]

Previously, she was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (W-356), from 2013 to 2018 (16th Assembly).[3] She served as a Member of the Syndicate Board of Fatima Jinnah Medical University during this tenure.[4]

Former Regional Organiser, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from 2010 to 2012. Former Central Vice President Women Wing, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from 2012 to 2013. Current President, Central Working Committee for Insaf Women Wing,[5] Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, notified on 4 February 2020.[6]

Early life and education

She was born on 19 February 1961, in Lahore.[7] She spent her early life in Karachi.

Her father, Gulzar Ahmad Qureshi, was a civil servant and served as a Commissioner of Income Tax in the Government of Pakistan.

Primary schooling from Sacred Heart School in Karachi, Class of 1971. Secondary Schooling from Mama Parsi Girls' Secondary School,[8] Alumni of 1976.[9] High School from St Joseph's Convent School.[10] She earned the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) with Distinction in Bio-Chemistry from Dow Medical College,[11] Class of 1986.

As a medical doctor, she served as a demonstrator in Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, from 1989 to 1990 and later as Medical Officer in Jinnah Hospital, Lahore.

Former General Secretary, Business and Professional Women's Foundation, Lahore Chapter, from 2006 to 2015

Political Background

Belongs to a well-known political family of Lahore, Pakistan. Her father-in-law, Mian Miraj Din Late (1927-2005),[12] Senior Vice President of PML Punjab, was elected a Member Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan from 1962 to 1965 (Parliamentary Secretary for Basic Democracies & Local Government) and 1965-69 (Parliamentary Secretary for Services & General Administration and Home, Labour and Jails). He remained a Member Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1993 to 1996 & 1997-99 and functioned as Minister for Excise and taxation department, Punjab (Pakistan).

Her husband, Mian Hamid Miraj,[13] served as Deputy Mayor of Lahore from 1993 to 1996. He contested the 2010 by-election from NA-123 after Javed Hashmi vacated the seat, on the ticket of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He was elected as Senior Vice President Punjab, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, in the 2013 Intra-Party elections.

Ahsan Rashid Late (1944-2014),[14] a well-known Pakistani businessman, politician,[15] and philanthropist was her first cousin. He was among the top leaders who were founding members of the PTI and a close aide of Imran Khan.[16] He served as President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Punjab.

Political career

She has been politically active on a grass roots level since the early 1990s while managing election campaigns for her father-in-law's and husband's elections.

Joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as her first political party in 2009 and served as Regional Organiser in the Women Wing from 2010 to 2012.

In May 2013, she was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a reserved seat for women in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[17] [18]

She was nominated as vice president of the Central Women Wing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on 3 August 2014, while representing the party in the Punjab Assembly on opposition benches.[19]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[20]

On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed her as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination.[21]

She has been notified on 4 February 2020, as current President Central Working Committee for Insaf Women Wing, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and taken oath on 14 February 2020.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Assembly of Pakistan. na.gov.pk. 2020-05-22.
  2. Web site: Dr. Nausheen Hamid, Parliamentary Secretary, National Health Services Regulations And Coordination Visited NIH.
  3. Web site: Punjab Assembly Members – Members' Directory. pap.gov.pk. 2020-05-22.
  4. Web site: Syndicate of FJMU Meets Administrative and Financial Matters of the University and Attached Hospitals Reviewed Punjab Portal. punjab.gov.pk. 2020-05-22.
  5. Web site: Women Wing. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. en. 2020-05-22.
  6. Web site: Central Working Committee for Insaf Women Wing – Notification. 2020-02-04. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. en. 2020-05-22.
  7. Web site: Punjab Assembly. pap.gov.pk. 10 February 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170613125109/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1184. 13 June 2017.
  8. Web site: The Mama Parsi Girls' Secondary School Let humility, charity, faith & labour light our path.. en-US. 2020-05-22.
  9. Web site: Alma Mater The Mama Parsi Girls' Secondary School. 21 November 2016 . en-US. 2020-05-22.
  10. Web site: St. Joseph Convent School. en-US. 2020-05-22.
  11. Web site: Welcome to Dow University of Health Sciences. duhs.edu.pk. 2020-05-22.
  12. Web site: Mian Miraj Din laid to rest – Business Recorder. en-US. 2020-05-22.
  13. Web site: Mian Hamid Miraj – Profile, Political Career & Election History. UrduPoint. en. 2020-05-22.
  14. Web site: Pakistani community leader Ahsan Rashid passes away. 2014-11-26. Arab News. en. 2020-05-22.
  15. Web site: Ahsan Rashid – PTI. awaztoday.pk. 2020-05-22.
  16. Web site: A tribute to our fallen heroes who dedicated their lives to Naya Pakistan. 2018-08-19. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. en. 2020-05-22.
  17. News: PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA. 6 February 2018. pakistantoday.com.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103061614/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/28/pml-n-secures-maximum-number-of-reserved-seats-in-na/. 3 January 2018.
  18. Web site: 2013 election women seat notification. ECP. 6 February 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127070840/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Reserved%20Seats%20Notification/Reserved%20Seats%20in%20Punjab.pdf. 27 January 2018.
  19. Web site: Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA submits resignation. thenews.com.pk. en. 2020-05-22.
  20. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities . 12 August 2018 . Dawn. Pakistan . 12 August 2018.
  21. News: 15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries . 30 September 2018 . pakistantoday.com.pk . 27 September 2018.