Andleeb Abbas
Pakistani politician
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Andleeb Abbas is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.
Andleeb Abbas | |
|---|---|
| Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 27 September 2018 – 10 April 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Party | AP (2025-present) |
| Other political affiliations | IPP (2023-2025) PTI (2018-2023) |
| Spouse | Nasir Abbas |
| Children | Zainab Abbas |
Political career
She ran for the seat of the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2018 Pakistani Senate election[1] but was unsuccessful. She received 46 votes and lost the seat to Nuzhat Sadiq.[2]
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[3]
On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed her as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs.[4]
Personal life
Andleeb's husband Nasir Abbas is a former first-class cricketer who played for Faisalabad and Hafizabad as a bowler. They have a daughter, Zainab Abbas, who is a television sports presenter.[5]
