Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana

She was born on 9 December 1960 in Lahore, West Pakistan.^[1] Her father was Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana, who served as Premier of the Punjab between 1942 and 1947.^[2]

She graduated from Kinnaird College for Women University in 1982 and received the degree of Master of Arts in Economics from University of the Punjab.^[1]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Punjab on a reserved seat for women in the 2002 Pakistani general election.^[3][4] During her tenure as member of the National Assembly, she served as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Water and Power.^[1]

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-38 (Sarghoda-XI) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. She received 57,510 votes and defeated Muhammad Munir Qureshi, a candidate of PML-Q.^[5]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from Punjab on a reserved seat for women in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^[6][7] During her second tenure as Member of the National Assembly, she served as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Petroleum and Natural Resources.^[8]