Zakia Shahnawaz Khan (; born 5 March 1946) is a

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who was the member of

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between 1977 and May 2018.

Early life and education

Khan was born on 5 March 1946 in

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. She received her education from St Denys High School, Murree and

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and completed

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level education.

Political career

Khan was elected to the

on a reserved seat for women in

1977 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 March 1977 to elect 200 members of the National Assembly. They were the second general elections held in Pakistan and the first to be held after the Bangladesh Liberation War, which saw East Pakista ...

. She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on a reserved seat for women in

1985 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 February 1985 to elect members of the National Assembly.Paki ...

. She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as 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) 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 ...

. In June 2013, she was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Population Welfare. In November 2016, she was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for environment protection. 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 1946 births Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab) Punjab MPAs 1985–1988 21st-century Pakistani women politicians {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub