Sharmila Faruqui
Dr. Sharmila Faruqui | |
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.jpg) Faruqui in 2005 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
| In office February 2020 – August 2023 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Advisor to the chief minister of Sindh | |
| In office September 2008 – 21 March 2013 | |
| Governor | Ishratul Ibad |
| Chief Minister | Syed Qaim Ali Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1978 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Political party | PPP (2008-present) |
| Spouse |
Hasham Riaz Sheikh (m. 2015) |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | N M Uqaili (maternal grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Adamson Institute of Business Administration and Technology, Karachi |
Dr. Sharmila Sahiba Faruqui Hasham (Urdu: شرمیلا صاحبہ فاروقی ہشام; born 25 January 1978) is a Pakistani politician from Karachi, affiliated with the Pakistan Peoples Party.
Family and education
[edit]Faruqui is the daughter of Usman Farooqi, who was a bureaucrat and a former chairman of Pakistan Steel Mill[citation needed] and Anisa. She belongs to a Sindhi family. Her maternal grandfather was N M Uqaili, former Pakistan Minister of Finance and Faruqui is the niece of Salman Faruqui, a confidante of former President Asif Ali Zardari.[1]
Faruqui earned her Master of Business Administration from the Adamson Institute of Business Administration and Technology, Karachi and a Master of Laws degree.[1]
Faruqui married Hasham Riaz Sheikh, a former Wall Street investment banker and presently an advisor to Asif Ali Zardari,[2] on 5 March 2015.[3]
Career
[edit]Prior to joining politics as a Pakistan Peoples Party leader, Faruqui worked as an actress. She appeared in a Drama serial "Panchwa Mausam" along with Aijaz Aslam, Talat Hussain, Abdullah Kadwani and Gulab Chandio.[4][5]
She appears on TV political news/talk/public affairs News channels to defend her party and government from corruption allegations.[6]
She previously served as a member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2013–2018[7] and was reelected in 2018 Pakistani general elections and later became its member in February 2020.[8][9]
Corruption
[edit]In 2001, Faruqui along with her father Usman Faruqui, embezzled Rs 195 billion ($1.95 billion) from Pakistan Steel Mills and Government of Pakistan through political corruption and fraud. Anisa Faruqui, her mother, entered into a plea bargain with the National Accountability Bureau on 28 April 2001 after being arrested with First Information Report (FIR) No. 19/96, and given into the custody of the Ehtesab Cell by the Special Judge, Central II, handling cases of top corrupt public servants like Usman Faruqui. Sharmila Faruqui and her family were extensively investigated by officers of the National Accountability Bureau, Federal Investigation Agency and officials Karachi Electric Supply Corporation due to the non-payment of electricity bills to the tune of Rs 1 million.[1][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sharmila Farooqi". Pakistan Herald. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "'Sharmila Farooqi finally interlocked with Hasham Riaz'". Aaj News. 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Jiyali to gharwali: Sharmila's fantasy wedding comes to life". Dawn (newspaper). 6 March 2015.
- ^ "شرمیلا فاروقی میدان سیاست میں داخل ہونے سے پہلے کیا کام کرتی تھیں؟". Daily Basharat (newspaper) (in Urdu). Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "زرداری، شرمیلا فاروقی سمیت کئی سیاستدان ماضی میں شوبز سے وابستہ رہے". Daily Pakistan (newspaper) (in Urdu). 25 May 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Sharmila Farooqi: Miss Information". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 14 October 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Sharmila Sahebah Faruqui". Provincial Assembly of Sindh (pas.gov.pk). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Sharmila Faruqui". Provincial Assembly of Sindh (pas.gov.pk). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Sharmila Farooqi Becomes MPA". UrduPoint. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "After six years, NAB wakes up to Sharmila disqualification issue". The News International (newspaper). 3 July 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
External links
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Media related to Sharmila Farooqi at Wikimedia Commons
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Pakistan People's Party politicians
- Sindhi politicians
- 20th-century Pakistani actresses
- Pakistani actor-politicians
- Sindh MPAs 2013–2018
- Pakistani television actresses
- Women members of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
- 21st-century Pakistani actresses
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi alumni
- 21st-century Pakistani women politicians
- Sindh MPAs 2018–2023
- Sindhi women politicians
- Sindhi actresses
- Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029