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{{short description|Pakistani politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nadia Aziz
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start = 29 May 2013
| term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency= PP-34 (Sarghoda-VII)
|term_start1 = 2002
|term_end1 = 2007
|constituency1= PP-34 (Sarghoda-VII)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gujrat city|Gujrat]]
|nationality = Pakistani
|party =
}}

'''Nadia Aziz''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|نادیہ عزیز}}}}; born 18 February 1973) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from 2002 to 2007 and again from May 2013 to May 2018.

==Early life and education==
Aziz was born on 18 February 1973 in [[Gujrat city|Gujrat]].<ref name="pap/2002">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/128|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=27 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105060444/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/128|archivedate=5 November 2016}}</ref>

She completed her college level education from Air Base Inter College in Sargodha. She received the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1997 from [[Allama Iqbal Medical College]].<ref name="pap/2002" />

==Political career==

Aziz was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) from [[Constituency PP-34 (Sarghoda-VII)|Constituency PP-34 (Sargodha-VII)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=146 get PML-N tickets, though they quit party after coup — II|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/427429|accessdate=30 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125062108/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/427429|archivedate=25 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=SARGODHA CITY NEWS|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/239838|accessdate=30 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref> She received 10,904 votes and defeated a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q).<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref>

She ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PP-34 (Sargodha-VII) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bogus BA degree: Gill disqualified for holding assembly seat|url=http://fp.brecorder.com/2010/05/201005291062409/|accessdate=30 January 2018|work=brecorder|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130145604/http://fp.brecorder.com/2010/05/201005291062409/|archivedate=30 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N MPA disqualified|url=https://nation.com.pk/29-May-2010/pmln-mpa-disqualified|accessdate=30 January 2018|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521164610/https://nation.com.pk/29-May-2010/pmln-mpa-disqualified|archivedate=21 May 2018}}</ref> She received 16,723 votes and lost the seat to Rizwan Nowaiz Gill, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N).<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}</ref>

Aziz was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-34 (Sargodha-VII) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|accessdate=27 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|archivedate=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Only 6 of 150 women candidates win NA seats: Report - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/550191/only-6-of-150-women-candidates-win-na-seats-report/|accessdate=27 January 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=16 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210010849/http://tribune.com.pk/story/550191/only-6-of-150-women-candidates-win-na-seats-report/|archivedate=10 December 2013}}</ref> She received 33,853 votes and defeated Ansar Majeed Khan Niazi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=25 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}</ref>

In May 2018, she quit PML-N and joined PTI.<ref>{{cite news|title=Two sitting MPAs, former Punjab lawmaker join PTI|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/319590-two-sitting-mpas-former-punjab-lawmaker-join-pti|accessdate=21 May 2018|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521164611/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/319590-two-sitting-mpas-former-punjab-lawmaker-join-pti|archivedate=21 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aziz, Nadia}}
[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Women members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab)]]
[[Category:Pakistan Peoples Party MPAs (Punjab)]]
[[Category:People from Gujrat, Pakistan]]
[[Category:21st-century Pakistani women politicians]]

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