Dr. Nausheen Hamid (; born 19 February 1961) is a Pakistani politician and social activist who had been a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

from August 2018 till January 2023. She is the current Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination, in office since September 2018. Previously, she 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 ...

(W-356), from 2013 to 2018 (16th Assembly). She served as a Member of the Syndicate Board of

Fatima Jinnah Medical University Fatima Jinnah Medical University ( ur, ), previously known as Balak Ram Medical College, is a public medical university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Fatima Jinnah Medical University with its associated teaching hospital Sir Ganga Ram ...

during this tenure. Former Regional Organiser,

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from 2010 to 2012. Former Central Vice President Women Wing,

from 2012 to 2013. Current President, Central Working Committee for Insaf Women Wing,

, notified on 4 February 2020.

Early life and education

She was born on 19 February 1961, in

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. She spent her early life in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

. Her father, Gulzar Ahmad Qureshi, was a civil servant and served as a Commissioner of Income Tax in the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...

. Primary schooling from Sacred Heart School in Karachi, Class of 1971. Secondary Schooling from Mama Parsi Girls' Secondary School, Alumni of 1976. High School from St Joseph's Convent School. She earned the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery ''(

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

)'' with Distinction in Bio-Chemistry from

Dow Medical College Dow Medical College is a public medical school located in the city of Karachi, Sindh. It was founded in 1945 and named after British civil servant Sir Hugh Dow, Governor of Sindh. In 2003, it became a constituent college of the newly formed Do ...

, Class of 1986. As a medical doctor, she served as a demonstrator in

Fatima Jinnah Medical College Fatima Jinnah Medical University ( ur, ), previously known as Balak Ram Medical College, is a public medical university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Fatima Jinnah Medical University with its associated teaching hospital Sir Ganga Ram ...

, Lahore, from 1989–90 and later as Medical Officer in

Jinnah Hospital, Lahore Jinnah Hospital ( ur, ) (named after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan), established in 1996 in Lahore, is a teaching hospital in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is owned by the Government of Punjab, Pakistan. It is spr ...

. Former General Secretary,

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, Lahore Chapter, from 2006 to 2015

Political Background

Belongs to a well-known political family of Lahore, Pakistan. Her father-in-law, Mian Miraj Din ''Late'' (1927-2005), Senior Vice President of PML Punjab, was elected a Member Provincial Assembly of

West Pakistan West Pakistan ( ur, , translit=Mag̱ẖribī Pākistān, ; bn, পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান, translit=Pôścim Pakistan) was one of the two Provincial exclaves created during the One Unit Scheme in 1955 in Pakistan. It was d ...

from 1962 to 1965 (Parliamentary Secretary for Basic Democracies & Local Government) and 1965-69 (Parliamentary Secretary for Services & General Administration and Home, Labour and Jails). He remained a Member

from 1993 to 1996 & 1997-99 and functioned as Minister for

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. Her husband, Mian Hamid Miraj, served as Deputy Mayor of Lahore from 1993 to 1996. He contested the 2010 by-election from NA-123 after

Javed Hashmi Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi ( ur, مخدوم محمد جاوید ہاشمی; born 1 January 1948), is a Pakistani politician, political realist, and a senior conservative thinker on the platform of Pakistan Muslim League (N). After serving ...

vacated the seat, on the ticket of

. He was elected as Senior Vice President Punjab,

, in the 2013 Intra-Party elections. Ahsan Rashid ''Late'' (1944-2014), a well-known Pakistani businessman, politician, and philanthropist was her first cousin. He was among the top leaders who were founding members of the PTI and a close aide of

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. He served as President of

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Political career

She has been politically active on a grass roots level since the early 1990s while managing election campaigns for her father-in-law's and husband's elections. Joined

as her first political party in 2009 and served as Regional Organiser in the Women Wing from 2010 to 2012. In May 2013, she was elected to the

as a candidate of

(PTI) on a reserved seat for women in the

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 was nominated as vice president of the Central Women Wing

on 3 August 2014, while representing the party in the Punjab Assembly on opposition benches. She was elected to the

as a candidate of

(PTI) on a seat reserved for women from

in the

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 ...

. On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister

appointed her as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination. She has been notified on 4 February 2020, as current President Central Working Committee for Insaf Women Wing,

and taken oath on 14 February 2020.

Works in Health Sector

Public Awareness for COVID-19

* ''Educating public and spreading awareness by emphasis on social distancing and self isolation''.

Tobacco Control

* ''Legislation to control tobacco use.''

Health Indicators

* ''Improving Health Indicators and achieving

Sustainable Development Goal 3 Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3 or Global Goal 3), regarding "Good Health and Well-being", is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording is: "To ensure healthy lives and promo ...

(SDG-3) targets through universal health coverage in Pakistan.''

Children's Health

* ''Discourage smoking in children through campaign for tobacco free kids''.

Malnutrition

*Owning malnutrition as part of the public agenda

Social Media Accounts

Twitter

Instagram

Resignation

In April 2022, she also resigned from the

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seat along with all

Tehreek-e-Insaaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...

members after the Foreign-imposed Regime Change by the United States.

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamid, Nausheen Living people Dow Medical College alumni Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 1961 births Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023