Nighat Orakzai

Nighat Orakzai (Urdu: نگہت اورکزئی‎; born 17 July 1962) is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since 2002.

Nighat Orakzai
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Assumed office
November 2002
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1962-07-17) 17 July 1962
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Early life

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

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
  1. "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.
  4. Newspaper, From 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.


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