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Pakistan Local Leaders
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Before 1935 Vice-President of the Provincial
Executive Begum Shah Nawaz, Lahore
1937-38 Parliamentary Secretary of Education, Medical Relief and Public Health
in Punjab
1942-... Member of the National Defence Council of India. She was member of the
All Indian Muslim league until she was dismissed. In 1946 she re-joined the
leauge and was elected to the Punjab Assembly and the same year she went with
M.A.H. Isphahani on a goodwill mission to USA where they explained the Muslim
point of view. Jehan Ara was daughter of the Muslim-leauge leader, Sir. Muhammad
Shafi, and lived (1896-1979)
1947-circa 52 Deputy Speaker
Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz, Punjab
A leader of the All Indian Muslim Leauge and daughter of it's leader
Sir Mian
Muhammad Shafi,
member of the Assembly. In 1952 she presided over the the Assembly for the first
time. Also former member of the Constituent Assembly. She lived (1896-1979)
1956-58 Deputy Minister Begum Khudeja G. A. Khan, West Punjab
1962 Minister of Education Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan, West Punjab
From 1962 Minister in the Central Government.
1973-76 Governor Begum
Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Sindh
She was widow after Prime Minister Ali Khan, and in the 1950s she was Ambassador
to Netherlands etc. and Delegate to the United Nations.
1972-73 Member of Executive Bibi Taj, Sindh
1985-88 Minister of Social Welfare and Women's Division Shaheen Atiq-ur-Rehman, West Punjab
1985-88 Parliamentary Secretary of Health Najma Hameed, West Punjab
Until 2000
Minister of Law, Human
Rights, Social Welfare, Women Development, Culture, Sports and Tourism
Shahida Jamil,
Sindh
Minister of Law, Justice, Human
Rights and Parliamentary Affairs
in the Government of Pakisten
2000-02 and from
.........
2008- Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly Shehla Raza, Sindh
2010 (†) Governor Dr. Shama Khalid, Gilgit-Baltistan
A
leading social worker she was appointed the first governor of the newly
established state in March and died of cancer in September. (d. 2010).
Last update 20.09.10