Nighat Orakzai | |
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Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
In office November 2002 – 18 January 2023 | |
Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
Personal details | |
Born | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 17 July 1962
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party (2002-2008; since 2012) |
Other political affiliations |
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2000-2002; 2008-2012) Pakistan Muslim League (J) (1997-2000) |
Nighat Orakzai ( Urdu: نگہت اورکزئی; born 17 July 1962) is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 till January 2023.
Orakzai was born on 17 July 1962 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [1]
She has a master's degree in Urdu and Islamic Studies [1] and worked in the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, TCS Courier, and National Bank of Oman. [1]
She married in 1989. [1]
Orakzai began her political career in 1993. She joined the Pakistan Muslim League (J) in 1997 as the party's general secretary of women's wing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [1] She joined the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2000 and became president of the part's women's wing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2002. [1]
Orakzai was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a reserved seat for women in 2002 Pakistani general election. [1] [2]
Orakzai was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PML-Q on a reserved seat for women in 2008 Pakistani general election. [1] [3] [4] During her tenure as Member of She served as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, she remained deputy parliamentary leader of PML-Q. [5]
She served as information secretary of PML-Q in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until she resigned in December 2012. [4] She also quit the PML-Q to join PPP. [6]
She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election. [7] [8] [9]
She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election. [10]
Nighat Orakzai | |
---|---|
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
In office November 2002 – 18 January 2023 | |
Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
Personal details | |
Born | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 17 July 1962
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party (2002-2008; since 2012) |
Other political affiliations |
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2000-2002; 2008-2012) Pakistan Muslim League (J) (1997-2000) |
Nighat Orakzai ( Urdu: نگہت اورکزئی; born 17 July 1962) is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 till January 2023.
Orakzai was born on 17 July 1962 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [1]
She has a master's degree in Urdu and Islamic Studies [1] and worked in the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, TCS Courier, and National Bank of Oman. [1]
She married in 1989. [1]
Orakzai began her political career in 1993. She joined the Pakistan Muslim League (J) in 1997 as the party's general secretary of women's wing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [1] She joined the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2000 and became president of the part's women's wing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2002. [1]
Orakzai was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a reserved seat for women in 2002 Pakistani general election. [1] [2]
Orakzai was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PML-Q on a reserved seat for women in 2008 Pakistani general election. [1] [3] [4] During her tenure as Member of She served as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, she remained deputy parliamentary leader of PML-Q. [5]
She served as information secretary of PML-Q in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until she resigned in December 2012. [4] She also quit the PML-Q to join PPP. [6]
She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election. [7] [8] [9]
She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election. [10]