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Pakistani politician

Rehana Leghari
Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
15 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
SpeakerAgha Siraj Durrani
Preceded byShehla Raza
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
June 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born1971 (age 53–54)
Sujawal, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Rehana Leghari is a Pakistani politician who was the Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, in office from August 2018 to August 2023. She had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023 and from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

She was born in 1971 in Sujawal district.

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.

In August 2016, she was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was appointed as special assistants to Chief Minister on human rights.

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election. Following her successful election, PPP nominated her for the office of deputy speaker of the Sindh Assembly. On 15 August 2018, she was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. She received 98 votes against her opponent Rabia Azfar Nizami who secured 59 votes.

References

  1. ^ Mansoor, Hasan (12 August 2018). "Profile: Rehana Leghari — a PPP activist from Sujawal headed for the deputy speaker's office". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. "PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. "21 PPP members elected to PA reserved seats". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. Mansoor, Hasan (8 August 2016). "Nine more ministers, 11 special assistants join Sindh cabinet". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. "PPP bags most of the reserved seats in new Sindh Assembly". The News. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. "PPP's Durrani continues stint as Sindh Assembly speaker after re-election | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. "Siraj returns as SA speaker". The Nation. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.


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