Kalsoom Perveen
Kalsoom Parveen Urdu: کلثوم پروین (1945 – December 2020) was a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the Senate from March 2003 until her death on 21 December 2020.
Kalsoom Perveen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office March 2003 – 21 December 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 |
| Died | 21 December 2020 Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Education edit
She did Bachelor of Education from the Balochistan University in 1994.[1] She held the Master of Philosophy degree in history.[2]
Political career edit
She was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on a reserved seat for women as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in the 2003 Senate election.[3]
She ran for the seat of Senate in 2009 Pakistani Senate election as an independent candidate after she was not given ticket by PML (Q)[3] and was successfully re-elected.[4][5] She later joined Balochistan National Party Awami (BNPA).[3]
In January 2015, she quit BNPA to join the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) and also resigned from her seat in the Senate.[3]
She was re-elected to the Senate of Pakistan on a reserved seat for women as a candidate of PML-N in 2015 Pakistani Senate election.[6][7] She also served as president of the Chess Federation of Pakistan.[8]
Death edit
Perveen died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan in a hospital in Islamabad on 21 December 2020.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". senate.gov.pk. from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Kalsoom Perveen quits Senate, joins PML-N". The Nation. 25 February 2015. from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "PPP emerges as majority party in Senate polls". www.thenews.com.pk. from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "PPP emerges largest party in Senate". The Nation. from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Senate polls: Unofficial results emerging". DAWN.COM. 5 March 2015. from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "It's a near tie!: PPP, PML-N share sweepstakes - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 March 2015. from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ . The Frontier Post. 8 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "PML-N Senator Kalsoom Parveen Dies Of Coronavirus". Urdu Point. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.