Shahnaz Wazir Ali Explained

Shahnaz Wazir Ali
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:2008
Term End:2013
Party:Pakistan Peoples Party
Nationality:Pakistani

Shahnaz Wazir Ali is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[1] [2] She was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani[3] and was made Adviser to the Prime Minister on Social Sector.[4]

In 2012, she was appointed as a special assistant to Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf with the status of minister of state.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. Three major parties short of two-thirds majority. 11 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 7 March 2008.
  2. News: Report. Dawn. PPP names candidates for Sindh, NWFP. 11 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 25 November 2007.
  3. News: Raza. Syed Irfan. 20 new ministers likely to join cabinet today. 11 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 3 November 2008.
  4. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. Names of lawmakers with genuine degrees revealed. 11 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 15 August 2010.
  5. News: It’s official: Pakistan gets a deputy prime minister - The Express Tribune. 11 December 2017. The Express Tribune. 26 June 2012.