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Haseenabanu Ismail (born 9 November 1969) is a South African politician of the Democratic Alliance who is serving as a member of the South African National Assembly since May 2019. Ismail was previously the councillor for ward 29 in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Political career

She is a member of the Democratic Alliance. In 2013, she was appointed to the Ekurhuleni city council as a proportional representation (PR) councillor. Prior to the 2016 municipal elections, Ismail was chosen as the DA's candidate for ward 29 in Ekurhuleni, an area that includes Actonville. She won the election with 43.9% of the vote.

Before the 2019 general election, Ismail was ranked 13th on the DA's national list. At the election, she won a seat in the National Assembly. She was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health in parliament.

Ismail was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Tourism on 21 April 2023.

Ismail was re-elected to Parliament in the 2024 general election.

References

1. "Ward Councillors". www.ekurhuleni.gov.za. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
2. Razack, Sheina (28 July 2016). "Meet Benoni ward candidates for upcoming election". benonicitytimes.co.za. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
3. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
4. Lekabe, Thapelo (16 March 2016). "DA releases list of candidates to represent party for elections". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
5. Govindsamy, Rivelle (10 July 2019). "Haseena Ismail now MP". Benoni City Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
6. "Portfolio Committee on Health". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
7. "Shadow Cabinet: DA announces changes with a focus on Election 2024". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
8. "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

External links

• Ms Haseenabanu Ismail at Parliament of South Africa
• Haseena Ismail at People's Assembly

• Living people
• 1969 births
• Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians
• Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2024–2029
• Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa
• People from Benoni, South Africa
• South African Muslims
• South African politicians of Indian descent
• Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2019–2024