Asma Mamdot
Asma Mamdot is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.
Asma Mamdot | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 3 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lahore |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Muslim League (F) |
| Relatives | Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot (grandfather) |
Early life and education edit
She was born in Lahore into the Nawab family of the Mamdots, who were ethnic Kheshgi Afghans.[1][2][3][4] She is a medical doctor by profession and completed her MBBS from King Edward Medical University.[4]
Political career edit
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F) on a reserved seat for women in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5]
In February 2013, she joined Pakistan Peoples Party[6] and only a month later joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[7]
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[8][9][10][11]
Family edit
She belongs from notable political family of Mamdots and Legharis.[4] She is granddaughter of Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot.[11]
References edit
- ^ Garg, Sanjay (30 August 2018). Studies in Indo-Muslim History by S.H. Hodivala Volume II: A Critical Commentary on Elliot and Dowson's History of India as Told by Its Own Historians (Vols. V-VIII) & Yule and Burnell's Hobson-Jobson. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-75777-8.
... Kheshgi , which was the name of the Afghān tribe to which Naz̤r Bahādur Khān belonged (M.U. III. 777, l. 14). The Kheshgis were famous for their piety and integrity and were settled round about Lāhor and Kāsūr
- ^ Low, D. A. (18 June 1991). Political Inheritance of Pakistan. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-11556-3.
The third family, the Kheshgi Afghans of Kasur, had held distinguished posts under the Mughals since ...
- ^ India, National Archives of (1952). The Panjab in 1839-40: Selections from the Punjab Akhbars, Punjab Intelligence, Etc., Preserved in the National Archives of India, New Delhi. Sikh History Society.
- ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk.
- ^ (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 February 2013). "Two PML-F MPAs, ex-MNA join PPP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Dr Mamdot joins PML-N". The Nation. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Budgeting: Policy to end gender inequality stressed - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 February 2014. from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Nomination of eight PML-N women accepted". www.thenews.com.pk. from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "22pc women beat 78pc men in parliamentary business". www.thenews.com.pk. from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b . The News. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2018.