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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Zakia Shahnawaz Khan
| honorific-suffix =
| image = Zakia Shahnawaz Khan (cropped).jpg
| office1 = Provincial Minister of Punjab for Environment
| chiefminister1 = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
| term_start1 = November 2016
| term_end1 = May 2018
| office2 = Provincial Minister of Punjab for Population Welfare
| chiefminister2 = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
| term_start2 = June 2013
| term_end2 = November 2016
| office3 = [[List of members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start3 = 29 May 2013
| term_end3 =
|constituency3 = Reserved seat for women
| term_start4 = 22 March 1985
| term_end4 = 29 May 1988
|constituency4 = Reserved seat for women
| term_start5 = 27 March 1977
| term_end5 = 5 July 1977
|constituency5 = Reserved seat for women
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|3|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Isakhel]]
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Zakia Shahnawaz Khan''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|زکیہ شاہ نواز خان}}}}; born 5 March 1946) is a [[Pakistani politician]] who was the member of [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] between 1977 and May 2018.

==Early life and education==
Khan was born on 5 March 1946 in [[Isakhel]].<ref name="pap/2013">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1135|website=www.pap.gov.pk|access-date=4 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925180549/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1135|archive-date=25 September 2017}}</ref>

She received her education from St Denys High School, Murree and [[Queen Mary College, Lahore]] and completed [[matriculation]] level education.<ref name="pap/2013" />

==Political career==

Khan was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] on a reserved seat for women in [[1977 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Previous Assemblies|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1977-1977.shtml|website=www.pap.gov.pk|access-date=4 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615023301/http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1977-1977.shtml|archive-date=15 June 2017}}</ref>

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on a reserved seat for women in [[1985 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Previous Assemblies|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1985-1988.shtml|website=www.pap.gov.pk|access-date=4 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615004551/http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1985-1988.shtml|archive-date=15 June 2017}}</ref>

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) on a reserved seat for women in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/28/pml-n-secures-maximum-number-of-reserved-seats-in-na/|access-date=4 February 2018|work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103061614/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/28/pml-n-secures-maximum-number-of-reserved-seats-in-na/|archive-date=3 January 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631023-21-member-punjab-cabinet-takes-oath|access-date=4 February 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204050902/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631023-21-member-punjab-cabinet-takes-oath|archive-date=4 February 2018}}</ref> In November 2016, she was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for environment protection.<ref>{{cite news|title=Punjab cabinet swells by 11 more members|url=https://nation.com.pk/28-Nov-2016/punjab-cabinet-swells-by-11-more-members|access-date=4 February 2018|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204050901/https://nation.com.pk/28-Nov-2016/punjab-cabinet-swells-by-11-more-members|archive-date=4 February 2018}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=The Newspaper's Staff |title=ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1426620/ecp-notifies-candidates-for-pa-reserved-seats |access-date=13 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=13 August 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Women members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:1946 births]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab)]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 1985–1988]]
[[Category:21st-century Pakistani women politicians]]

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