Rukhsana Zuberi Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Rukhsana Zuberi
Office:Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Term Start:12 March 2018
Term Start1:March 2003
Term End1:February 2009
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Peoples Party

Rukhsana Zuberi is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, since March 2018. Previously she had been a member of the Senate from 2003 to 2009 and briefly served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in 1977.

Political career

Zuberi was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on a reserved seat for women in 1977 general election where she remained from 30 March 1977 to 5 June 1977.[1]

Zuberi was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on reserved seat for women from Sindh in 2003 Senate election.[2] [3] She retired as senator after the completion of her six-year term in 2009.[4]

Zuberi was re-elected to the Senate as a candidate of PPP on technocrat seat from Sindh in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[5] [6] She took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1977 assembly members. Sindh Assembly. 23 March 2018.
  2. News: EC notifies names of successful senators. 23 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 4 March 2003.
  3. News: Asghar. Raja. PML-Q, allies close to Senate majority: Clear picture after Thursday round. 23 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 25 February 2003.
  4. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. Senate chairman, two ministers among 50 set to retire. 23 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 25 January 2009.
  5. News: LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018.
  6. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing. 4 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 4 March 2018.
  7. News: Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy. 12 March 2018. The News. 12 March 2018. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312085816/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/291451-51-newly-elected-senators-take-oath-pml-n-finalises-raja-zafarul-haq-for-chairman. 12 March 2018.