Uzma Zahid Bukhari

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Azma Zahid Bukhari
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Assumed office
15 August 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2008
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
9 April 2008 – 20 March 2013
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
25 November 2002 – 17 November 2007
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1976-08-18) 18 August 1976 (age 47)
Faisalabad
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan Peoples Party (until 2013)
Spouse(s)[2nd marriage [Sami Ullah Khan]][1]

Azma Zahid Bukhari (Urdu: عظمیٰ زاہد بخاری‎; born 18 August 1976) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018.

Early life and education[edit]

She was born on 18 August 1976 in Faisalabad[2][3] to the former Justice of Lahore High Court Syed Zahid Hussain Bokhari.[3]

She received her early education from Sheikhupura and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Punjab University.[3]

She earned Bachelor of Laws in 2001 from Pakistan College of Law and is practicing as a lawyer.[2]

Political career[edit]

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a reserved seat for women in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4][5]

In February 2013, she joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[6]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7]

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.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (19 February 2013). "PPP defectors directed to show cause".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Six PPP MNAs-elect quit PA seats". DAWN.COM. 15 March 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (19 February 2013). "PPP defectors directed to show cause". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.


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