Rubina Qaimkhani Explained

Rubina Qaimkhani
Birth Date:1975 1, df=yes
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
Term Start:June 2013
Term End:28 May 2018
Constituency:Reserved Seat for women
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start1:2002
Term End1:2013
Constituency1:Reserved Seat for women
Nationality:Pakistani

Rubina Saadat Qaimkhani (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|روبینہ سعادت قائم خان) is a Pakistani politician, born 5 January 1975. She had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously, she had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013.

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a seat reserved for women from Sindh in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[1] [2] [3]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PPP on a seat reserved for women from Sindh in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[4] She served as federal parliamentary secretary for human rights during her second tenure as Member of the National Assembly.

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP on a seat reserved for women in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[5] [6] On 10 July 2013, she was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Sindh for Population Welfare with the additional ministerial portfolios of Women Development, and Special Education.[7] [8] In May 2014, her ministerial portfolio of social welfare was removed.[9]

In March 2015, she was removed from the cabinet.[10]

Family

In March 2014, she filed for khula.[11] In April 2014, the court dissolved the marriage.[12]

In March 2018, her only son died in a car accident.

Notes and References

  1. News: Women who made it to National Assembly. 5 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 1 November 2002.
  2. News: PPP MPA Rubina Qaimkhani’s 16-year-old son dies in Karachi car crash - The Express Tribune. 13 March 2018. The Express Tribune. 2 March 2018.
  3. News: Bilawal visits Rubina Qaimkhani, offers condolences over son's death. 13 March 2018. www.geo.tv.
  4. News: Disrespecting women: MNA calls for Alauddin’s disqualification - The Express Tribune. 5 December 2017. The Express Tribune. 27 June 2012.
  5. News: PPP biggest beneficiary of reserved seats in Sindh. 5 December 2017. The Nation.
  6. News: PPP MPA Qaimkhani’s 16-year-old son dies in Karachi car accident. 13 March 2018. www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  7. News: Sindh cabinet expanded - The Express Tribune. 13 March 2018. The Express Tribune. 11 July 2013.
  8. News: Sindh cabinet gets nine more ministers. 13 March 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
  9. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . Portfolio reshuffle . 8 October 2018 . DAWN.COM . 7 May 2014.
  10. News: Rubina Qaimkhani no longer a minister . 8 October 2018 . The News . en.
  11. News: Sindh women development minister files for Khula. 13 March 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
  12. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. Suspect sent to jail in nurse murder case. 13 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 23 April 2014.