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Asma Arbab Alamgir

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Asma Arbab Alamgir
عاصمہ ارباب عالمگیر
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1965-07-09) 9 July 1965 (age 59)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan People's Party
SpouseArbab Alamgir Khan

Asma Arbab Alamgir (Urdu: عاصمہ ارباب عالمگیر; born 9 July 1965) is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Early life and education

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Alamgir was born on 9 July 1965.[1] She completed her graduation in Law and Economics.[2]

She is the wife of Arbab Alamgir Khan.[3][4]

Political career

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Alamgir was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a seat reserved for women from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4]

In February 2010, she was made president of the women wing of Pakistan Peoples Party while she was working as provincial coordinator of PPP in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[4] In April 2010, she was appointed as Advisor to the Federal Minister of States and Frontier Regions.[2]

She ran for the National Assembly as a candidate of the PPP from NA-27 Peshawar-I in the 2018 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. She received 24,002 votes and was defeated by Noor Alam Khan, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5]

On 18 November 2023, she quit the PPP along with Arbab Alamgir Khan, her husband, citing dissatisfaction with the party's leadership and internal conflicts.[6]

On 13 May 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended the membership of Alamgir as a member of the National Assembly.[7] This action followed a Supreme Court of Pakistan decision to suspend the verdict of the Peshawar High Court, which had denied the allocation of a reserved seat to the PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council bloc.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Asma Arbab Alamgir Advisor to ministry". The Nation. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Constituency: Profile Peshawar NA–2: A fight to watch out for - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Asma Alamgir made PPP women wing president". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. ^ "NA-27 Peshawar Election 2018 Full Result Candidate Vote". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  6. ^ Ali, Sajjad (2023-11-18). "Arbab Alamgir, Asma Alamgir's Leave PPP Ahead of Peshawar Jalsa". Pashto News and Current Affairs Channel | Khyber News. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  7. ^ "Notification dated 13 May 2024" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (14 May 2024). "Ruling coalition loses two-thirds majority in NA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 May 2024.