Rahela Baloch Explained

Rahela Shahadat Baloch
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:2008
Term End:2013
Nationality:Pakistani

Rahela Shahadat Baloch is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Family background

Her father Khan Shahadat Khan Baloch also remained Member National Assembly of Pakistan from 1988-1990 and 1993-1996 on Pakistan Peoples Party ticket.

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-78 (Faisalabad-IV) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1] [2] She received 79,127 votes and defeated Rajab Ali Khan Baloch.[3]

In June 2012, she was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and was appointed as Minister of State for Science and Technology[4] where she continued to serve until March 2013.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Newspaper. the. Mosaic of shifting loyalties. 21 July 2017. DAWN.COM. 25 April 2013. en.
  2. News: Mubarak. Saleem. Workers to Bilawal: reinvent party as workers friendly. 21 July 2017. DAWN.COM. 21 January 2017. en.
  3. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 25 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  4. News: New Prime Minister restores Cabinet members, but vacant seats remain – The Express Tribune. 21 July 2017. The Express Tribune. 23 June 2012.
  5. Web site: Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Ashraf. Cabinet division. 28 May 2018.