Ayesha Raza Farooq Senator | |
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عائشہ رضا فاروق | |
Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
In office March 2015 – March 2021 | |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 1 June 2013 – March 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Spouse | Raza Farooq Ramday [1] [2] |
Alma mater |
Lahore University of Management Sciences (
MBA) Punjab University Law College ( L.L.B) University of Punjab |
Ayesha Raza Farooq ( Urdu: عائشہ رضا فاروق) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2015. Previously she had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2013 to 2015.
Ayesha Raza Farooq is a member of Ramday Arain family. [3] Her husband, Raza Farooq Ramday, served as the Advocate General of Punjab from June 2009 to August 2009. [1] [4] He died in 2010 due to cardiac arrest. [5] His brother-in-law, Muhammad Aurangzeb, is the current finance minister of Pakistan. [3]
She earned master of business administration from Lahore University of Management Sciences in 1995 and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Punjab in 2013. [6]
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on reserved seats for women from Punjab in 2013 Pakistani general election. [6] [7] [8] In November 2013, she was appointed as Prime Minister's focal person on polio eradication. [9] She resigned from National Assembly in March 2015. [10] [11]
She was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on reserved seat for women as a candidate of PML-N in 2015 Pakistani Senate election. [12] [13] [14] [15]
In March 2018, she received Sitara-i-Imtiaz from the Government of Pakistan for her role in polio eradication. [16]