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Nighat Orakzai

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Nighat Orakzai
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
November 2002 – 18 January 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1962-07-17) 17 July 1962 (age 62)
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party (2002-2008; since 2012)
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2000-2002; 2008-2012)
Pakistan Muslim League (J) (1997-2000)

Nighat Orakzai (Urdu: نگہت اورکزئی; born 17 July 1962) is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 till January 2023.

Early life

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Orakzai was born on 17 July 1962 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1]

She has a master's degree in Urdu and Islamic Studies[1] and worked in the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, TCS Courier, and National Bank of Oman.[1]

She married in 1989.[1]

Political career

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Orakzai began her political career in 1993. She joined the Pakistan Muslim League (J) in 1997 as the party's general secretary of women's wing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1] She joined the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2000 and became president of the part's women's wing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2002.[1]

Orakzai was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a reserved seat for women in 2002 Pakistani general election.[1][2]

Orakzai was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PML-Q on a reserved seat for women in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1][3][4] During her tenure as Member of She served as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, she remained deputy parliamentary leader of PML-Q.[5]

She served as information secretary of PML-Q in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until she resigned in December 2012.[4] She also quit the PML-Q to join PPP.[6]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Committed Nighat Orakzai vows to revive PML-Q in KP". www.thenews.com.pk. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ Shah, Waseem Ahmad (3 November 2002). "MMA tally in NWFP PA rises to 68: Names for reserved seats notified". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. ^ Report, Bureau (9 December 2012). "Nighat imperils PPP-'Q' alliance in KP". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018. {{cite news}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ a b Newspaper, the (1 December 2012). "PML-Q information secretary resigns". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Distribution of uplift funds". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. ^ Bacha, Ali Hazrat (4 December 2012). "PTI's Jhagra, Q's Nighat join PPP". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  7. ^ Shah, Waseem Ahmad (29 May 2013). "With 11 reserved seats: PTI builds up strength in KP Assembly". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. ^ "PTI wins 10, JUI-F, PML-N 3 seats each in KP PA". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Final count: ECP announces MPAs, MNAs on reserved seats - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  10. ^ Shah, Waseem Ahmad (13 August 2018). "PTI secures 16 of 22 seats reserved for women MPAs". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.