Saba Sadiq (; born 7 January 1966) is a

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who is 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 2023, and former minister.

Early life and education

She was born on 7 January 1966 in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

. She earned the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1991 and received the degree of Master of Arts in

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in 2001, both from

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. ...

. She also holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Political career

She was elected to the

as 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) on a reserved seat for women in 2002 Pakistani general election. She was re-elected to the

as a candidate of PML-Q on a reserved seat for women in

2008 Pakistani general election 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

. She joined

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) shortly afterwards. She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women 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 was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women 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 ...

References

Living people Women members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 1966 births Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab) Punjab MPAs 2002–2007 Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 21st-century Pakistani women politicians {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub