Nuzhat Amir Sadiq ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the

Senate of Pakistan Senate of Pakistan or Aiwān-e-Bālā Pākistān ( ur, , , literally "Pakistan upper house"), is the upper house, upper legislative chamber of the bicameral legislature of Pakistan, and together with the National Assembly (Pakistan), National As ...

, since March 2012. Previously, she has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012.

Education

Sadiq received a Bachelor of the Arts degree from Cantonment College for Women in Peshawar in 1975.

Political career

Sadiq was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on reserved seat for women in 2008 Pakistani general election. She remained the richest woman Member of the National Assembly from 2007 to 2009. She was elected to the

as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2012 Pakistani Senate election. She resigned from her National Assembly seat on 11 March 2012. She was nominated by PML-N as its candidate in

2018 Pakistani Senate election The triennial Senate Elections of Pakistan were held on 3 March 2018 to replace 52 retiring senators - half of the Senate's strength - with the winning candidates serving six-year terms. Overall, Pakistan Muslim League (N) came out as the largest ...

. However the

Election Commission of Pakistan The Election Commission of Pakistan ( ur, ; ECP) is an independent, autonomous, permanent and constitutionally established federal body responsible for organizing and conducting elections to the national parliament, provincial legislatures, l ...

declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the

Supreme Court of Pakistan The Supreme Court of Pakistan ( ur, ; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Established in accordance to thePart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate a ...

. She was re-elected to the Senate as an independent candidate on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in the 2018 Senate election. She joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Pakistani senators (14th Parliament) Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs Women members of the Senate of Pakistan Pakistani emigrants to the United States People with acquired American citizenship 21st-century Pakistani women politicians {{Pakistan-senator-stub