Aziza Gardizi was an
Afghan
Afghan may refer to:
*Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia
*Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity
** Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pas ...
politician. Alongside
Homeira Seljuqi
Homeira Malikyar Seljuqi (1912–1990) was an Afghan politician. Alongside Aziza Gardizi, she was one of the first two female Senators nominated in 1965.
Biography
Seljuqi's father died when she was a young girl. After being sent to India for t ...
, she was one of the first two female Senators nominated in 1965.
Biography
Following the
1965 elections, the first in which women could vote and run for office, Gardizi and Seljuqi were appointed to the Senate by King
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Mohammed Zahir Shah (Pashto/Dari: , 15 October 1914 – 23 July 2007) was the last king of Afghanistan, reigning from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed on 17 July 1973. Serving for 40 years, Zahir was the longest-serving ruler of Afghanistan s ...
,
[Hafizullah Emadi (2008]
"Establishment of Afghanistan’s Parliament and the Role of Women Parliamentarians Retrospect and Prospects"
'' Internationales Asienforum'', Volume 39, number 1–2, pp5–19 while four women were elected to the House of the People.
[Hafizullah Emadi (2002) ]
Repression, Resistance, and Women in Afghanistan
' p85 She was reappointed to the Senate following the
1969 elections.
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References
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20th-century Afghan women politicians
20th-century Afghan politicians
Members of the House of Elders (Afghanistan)