Ashifa Riaz Fatyana (born 7 January 1965) is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Women Development, in office from 13 September 2018 till 10 April 2022. She had been a member of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani provinces, Pakistani province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under ...

from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life and education

She was born on 7 January 1965. She graduated from the

University of the Punjab The University of the Punjab (Urdu, pnb, ), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public, research, coeducational higher education institution located in Lahore, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan. ...

in 1990 from where she received the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Political career

She was elected to the

as an independent candidate from PP-88 (Toba Tek Singh-V) in the 2002 Punjab provincial election. She received 29,559 votes and defeated Nazia Raheel. On 24 November 2003, she was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister

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and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Women Development, with the additional ministerial portfolio of Human Rights. In June 2004, she was given the additional ministerial portfolio of Social Welfare. She served as Minister for Women Development, Human Rights, and Social Welfare till 30 November 2006. On 1 December 2006, she was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Women Development. She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the

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(PTI) from PP-122 (Toba Tek Singh-V) in the

2018 Punjab provincial election Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab on to elect the members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 25 July 2018, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, Baloch ...

. On 12 September 2018, she was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister

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. On 13 September 2018, she was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Women Development. He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-122 Toba Tek Singh-V as a candidate of the PTI in the

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References

Living people Punjab MPAs 2002–2007 Punjab MPAs 2018–2023 Pakistan Muslim League (Q) MPAs (Punjab) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPAs (Punjab) 1965 births Women members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Provincial ministers of Punjab Women provincial ministers of Punjab 21st-century Pakistani women politicians {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub