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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Aisha Ghaus Pasha
| name               = Aisha Ghaus Pasha
| honorific-suffix =  
| honorific-suffix   =  
|office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| office             = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|term_start = 13 August 2018
| term_start         = 13 August 2018
|term_end =  
| term_end           = 10 August 2023
|constituency = Reserved seat for women
| constituency       = Reserved seat for women
| office1 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| office1             = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start1 = June 2013
| term_start1         = June 2013
| term_end1   = 31 May 2018
| term_end1           = 31 May 2018
|constituency1 = Reserved seat for women
| constituency1       = Reserved seat for women
| birth_date =   {{birth date and age|1962|3|3|df=y}}
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1962|3|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lahore
| birth_place         = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
|spouse = [[Hafeez A. Pasha]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wasim |first1=Amir |title=For PML-N, only family seems to matter |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1414042/for-pml-n-only-family-seems-to-matter |accessdate=14 June 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=14 June 2018}}</ref>
| spouse             = [[Hafeez A. Pasha]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wasim |first1=Amir |title=For PML-N, only family seems to matter |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1414042/for-pml-n-only-family-seems-to-matter |accessdate=14 June 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=14 June 2018}}</ref>
|nationality = Pakistani
| nationality         = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
| party               = [[Awaam Pakistan|AP]] (2025-present)
| otherparty              = {{flagicon image|PMLN 2021 Flag.png}} [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (2018-2024)
}}
}}


'''Aisha Ghaus Pasha''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|عائشہ غوث پاشا}}}}; born 3 March 1962) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] since August 2018. Previously she was a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]], from June 2013 to May 2018.
'''Aisha Ghaus Pasha''' ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|عائشہ غوث پاشا}}}}; born 3 March 1962) is a [[Pakistanis|Pakistani]] [[politician]] and economist. In April 2022, she was appointed as a State Minister in the newly formed 34-member Cabinet. She is one of the five female members of the new Pakistan Federal Cabinet.<ref>{{cite news |title=Odd numbers: meet the five women in PM Shehbaz's 34 strong cabinet |url=https://www.aaj.tv/news/30284337 |access-date=26 April 2022 |agency=AAJ TV |publisher=AAJ TV |date=20 April 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dawn.com |date=2022-04-19 |title=A glance at the only five women in Shehbaz Sharif's 37-member cabinet |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1685774 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> She had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from August 2018 till August 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Aisha Ghaus Pasha |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/20/1207 |website=Provincial Assembly of The Punjab |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213164125/https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/20/1207 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Previously she was a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]], from June 2013 to May 2018.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Pasha was born on 3 March 1962 in Lahore.<ref name="pap/2013">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1207|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=3 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613113527/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1207|archivedate=13 June 2017}}</ref>
Pasha was born on 3 March 1962 in [[Lahore]].<ref name="pap/2013">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1207|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=3 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613113527/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1207|archivedate=13 June 2017}}</ref> She earned the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Master of Arts in Economics and a Masters of Applied Science in Economics from the [[University of Karachi]]. Pasha is married to [[Hafeez Pasha (economist)|Hafeez Pasha]], an economist and former advisor to the Federal Government.<ref name=":0" />
 
She earned the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Master of Arts in Economics and a Masters of Applied Science in Economics from the [[University of Karachi]]. She did Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from the [[University of Leeds]] in 1991.<ref name="pap/2013" />


==Political career==
==Political career==


She was 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 June 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N names for reserved seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/436636|accessdate=3 February 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203093427/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/436636|archivedate=3 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ECP issues notification of one NA, nine PA returned candidates|url=http://www.brecorder.com/move.php?jl=1&id=125077|accessdate=3 February 2018|work=brecorder}}</ref> In May 2015, she was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Finance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sana, Ayesha sworn in as law, finance ministers|url=https://nation.com.pk/30-May-2015/sana-ayesha-sworn-in-as-law-finance-ministers|accessdate=3 February 2018|work=The Nation}}</ref>
She was 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 June 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N names for reserved seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/436636|accessdate=3 February 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203093427/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/436636|archivedate=3 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ECP issues notification of one NA, nine PA returned candidates|url=http://www.brecorder.com/move.php?jl=1&id=125077|accessdate=3 February 2018|work=brecorder}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In May 2015, she was inducted into the provincial cabinet of the Chief Minister [[Shehbaz Sharif]] and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Finance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sana, Ayesha sworn in as law, finance ministers|url=https://nation.com.pk/30-May-2015/sana-ayesha-sworn-in-as-law-finance-ministers|accessdate=3 February 2018|work=The Nation}}</ref>


She was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women from [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=The Newspaper's Staff |title=List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1426560/list-of-mnas-elected-on-reserved-seats-for-women-minorities |accessdate=12 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=12 August 2018}}</ref>
She was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women from [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] in the [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=The Newspaper's Staff |title=List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1426560/list-of-mnas-elected-on-reserved-seats-for-women-minorities |accessdate=12 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=12 August 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Pakistani women economists]]
[[Category:Pakistani women economists]]
[[Category:Finance Ministers of Punjab, Pakistan]]
[[Category:Finance ministers of Punjab, Pakistan]]
[[Category:21st-century Pakistani women politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Pakistani women politicians]]


 
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Aisha Ghaus Pasha
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1962-03-03) 3 March 1962 (age 64)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyAP (2025-present)
Other political
affiliations
PMLN (2018-2024)
Spouse(s)Hafeez A. Pasha[1]

Aisha Ghaus Pasha (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; born 3 March 1962) is a Pakistani politician and economist. In April 2022, she was appointed as a State Minister in the newly formed 34-member Cabinet. She is one of the five female members of the new Pakistan Federal Cabinet.[2][3] She had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023.[4] Previously she was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Pasha was born on 3 March 1962 in Lahore.[5] She earned the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Master of Arts in Economics and a Masters of Applied Science in Economics from the University of Karachi. Pasha is married to Hafeez Pasha, an economist and former advisor to the Federal Government.[3]

Political career[edit | edit source]

She was 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 June 2013.[6][7] In May 2015, she was inducted into the provincial cabinet of the Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Finance.[8]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wasim, Amir (14 June 2018). "For PML-N, only family seems to matter". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. "Odd numbers: meet the five women in PM Shehbaz's 34 strong cabinet". AAJ TV. AAJ TV. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Dawn.com (2022-04-19). "A glance at the only five women in Shehbaz Sharif's 37-member cabinet". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. "Dr. Aisha Ghaus Pasha". Provincial Assembly of The Punjab. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. "PML-N names for reserved seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. "ECP issues notification of one NA, nine PA returned candidates". brecorder. Retrieved 3 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
  8. "Sana, Ayesha sworn in as law, finance ministers". The Nation. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

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