Saira Afzal Tarar (; born 7 June 1966) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister for National Health Services Regulation and Coordination, in the

Abbasi cabinet The Abbasi ministry was formed by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on 4 August 2017 to begin a new government following the disqualification of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif until the end of May 2018 when justice Nasirul Mulk took oath a ...

from August 2017 to May 2018. She served as the Minister of State for National Health Services Regulation and Coordination from 2013 to 2017. A leader of

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right and liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Par ...

, she had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life

She was born on 7 June 1966 in

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Political career

Tarar was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-102 (Hafizabad-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election. She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-102 (Hafizabad-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election. In June 2013, she was appointed the Minister of State for Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. She had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the disqualification of the then Prime Minister

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after

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decision. Following the election of

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Shahid Khaqan Abbasi ( ur, ; born 27 December 1958) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 21st prime minister of Pakistan from August 2017 to May 2018. Abbasi is the senior vice president of the Pakiatan Muslim League ...

as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, she was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi. She was appointed federal Minister of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination. Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Tarar ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for National Health Services Regulation and Coordination. In March 2018, she received

Sitara-i-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the ...

for her public service by the President of Pakistan,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarar, Saira Afzal Government ministers of Pakistan Living people People from Hafizabad District People from Lahore Punjabi women University of the Punjab alumni Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 1966 births Women members of the National Assembly of Pakistan Women government ministers of Pakistan Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz 21st-century Pakistani women politicians