Hajiani Lanjo
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5 April 1982
Hajiani Lanjo (in Sindhi) حاجياڻي لنجو | |
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| Constituency | NA-229 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hajiani 5 April 1982 Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Party | Awami Tehreek |
| Alma mater | University of Sindh |
| Occupation | Advocate |
Hajiani Lanjo (Sindhi: حاجياڻي لنجو) is a liberal political and social activist from Tharparkar, a remote and underdeveloped desert area of Sindh, Pakistan. She belongs to the Awami Tehreek party and Sindhiani Tahreek. She reached prominence after challenged Arbab Ghulam Rahim, a powerful tribal leader from Tharparkar, in the constituency of NA-229 in election-2013.[1][2]
An attorney by profession, Hajiani became a symbol of social change and a voice of women in Tharparkar area. Prior to her political career, Lanjo had served in various social organisations around Tharparkar. She was also a compere for Radio Pakistan at Mithi.
Lanjo belongs to a landless peasant family from the Village in vicinity of Mithi, she was the first female in her family to obtain education up to a college.[3] Hajiani Lanjo was born in small village of Alamsir in Mithi. Her father Mubarak Lanjo was a poor farmer. She attended a government primary school at Rokdyar. She overcame social and economic problems to continue her studies. She graduated while meeting her family's home expenditures by teaching at a private school run by a non-governmental organization. She then worked at different non-governmental organizations of Thar, including Thardeep, Banh-Beli, Sukaar Foundation and Marvi Rural Development organisation.
She graduated with a Masters in Sociology from University of Sindh and further pursued her career in Law.
