Samina Khalid Ghurki (

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Pakistani politician of the

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(PPP). Ghurki was born on 13 August 1956 in

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in Ghurki

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Family,

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and completed her degree at

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in 1976. She was elected to the

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for her first term in 2002 from the constituency of NA-130, the largest in Lahore. She was re-elected in 2008 from the same constituency. She was appointed Federal Minister of Special Education in the cabinet of Prime Minister

Yousaf Raza Gilani Yusuf Raza Gilani (Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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of Prime Minister

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. Married Khalid Javaid Ghurki, Samina is the mother of two sons and two daughters. Her family funds the Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital in Ghurki,

. Her late husband was a former

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. Other family members in politics include Farooq Ghurki (former Provincial Minister for Information and Technology), Arshad Ghurki, Muhammad Iqbal Ghurki (former Provincial Minister). Her areas of legislative interests are Education, Environment, Local Government Affairs, Culture and Women Affairs. She was among the 9 MPs to sign the

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's (UNIFEM) "say no to violence against women" campaign in New York. She was appointed as president of PPP Punjab Women Wing.

References

External links

UNIFEM campaign

Profile

Official WebSite of Samain Khalid Ghurki
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