Farhana Qamar

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Farhana Qamar
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1966-10-01) October 1, 1966 (age 57)
Islamabad, Pakistan

Farhana Qamar Abbasi (Urdu: فرحانہ قمر) is a former politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Political career[edit]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2013 Pakistani general election.[1][2] In October 2017, she was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services.[3]

In 2018, she left the PML-N.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  3. ^ Junaidi, Ikram (12 October 2017). "Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ^ Reporter, A. (3 July 2018). "PML-N leader joins PTI". DAWN.COM.