Azma Bukhari
Member of the Punjab Assembly
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Azma Zahid Bukhari (Punjabi, Urdu: عظمیٰ زاہد بخاری; born 18 August 1976) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as provisional minister for information Punjab. She has been elected as the member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab since 2002 on seat reserved for women. She is a practising lawyer in the Lahore High Court.
Azma Bukhari | |
|---|---|
| Punjab Information and Culture Department | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2025 | |
| Deputy | Rana Sanaullah |
| Preceded by | Hina Pervaiz Butt |
| Provincial Minister for Information and Culture Punjab | |
| Assumed office 7 March 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Maryam Nawaz |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 27 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | W-301 |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | W-301 |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | W-301 |
| In office 9 April 2008 – 20 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | W-301 |
| In office 25 November 2002 – 17 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | W-301 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1976 |
| Party | PMLN (2013-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PPP (2002-2013) |
| Spouse | Sami Ullah Khan[1] |
Early life and education
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
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 the 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 the 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 the 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 the 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]
She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in the 2024 Pakistani general election.
