Maiza Hameed
Pakistani politician
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Maiza Hameed Gujjar (Punjabi, Urdu: مائزہ حمید) is a politician who was mostly awarded a reserved seat because she is from a Gujjar family that had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 until August 2023. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to 2013.
affiliations
Maiza Hameed | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 9 April 2008 – 20 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for Women |
| Personal details | |
Other political affiliations | PMLN (2018-2023) |
| Relatives | Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar (uncle)[1] |
Political career
Maiza Hameed 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 the 2008 Pakistani general election.[2]
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 2013 general election.[3][4] In January 2017, she was appointed as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Capital Administration and Development Division.[5]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[6] Following her election, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court to challenge her election.[7]
