Nadia Aziz (; born 18 February 1973) is a Pakistani politician who was 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 2002 to 2007 and again from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

Aziz was born on 18 February 1973 in Gujrat. She completed her college level education from Air Base Inter College in Sargodha. She received the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1997 from

Allama Iqbal Medical College Allama Iqbal Medical College ( ur, ) is a public medical school in Lahore, widely regarded as one of the best medical institutions in Pakistan. Established in 1975, it is a public school of medicine, nursing and allied health sciences located ...

Political career

Aziz was elected to the

as a candidate of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

(PPP) from Constituency PP-34 (Sargodha-VII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. She received 10,904 votes and defeated a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ur, ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League") is a Conservative nationalist political party in Pakistan. As of the 2018 parliamentary election, it has a re ...

(PML-Q). She ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PP-34 (Sargodha-VII) in

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but was unsuccessful. She received 16,723 votes and lost the seat to Rizwan Nowaiz Gill, a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Teh ...

(PML-N). Aziz was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-34 (Sargodha-VII) in

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) led by Nawaz Sharif, t ...

. She received 33,853 votes and defeated Ansar Majeed Khan Niazi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In May 2018, she quit PML-N and joined PTI. Aziz contested for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PP-34 (Sargodha-VII) in

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

. She received 22,311 votes and was defeated by candidate of PMLN. In August 2023, Nadia Aziz parted ways with PTI and joined

Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded by Jahangir Tareen on 8 June 2023. It was registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on 5 October 2023. History The pre-existing tension ...

. Later in January 2024, she left IPP and joined

(PML-N) again.

References

1973 births Living people Women members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 Punjab MPAs 2002–2007 Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab) Pakistan People's Party MPAs (Punjab) People from Gujrat, Pakistan 21st-century Pakistani women politicians {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub