Rehana Leghari

Rehana Leghari
Rehana Leghari
Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 August 2018
Speaker	Agha Siraj Durrani
Preceded by	Shehla Raza
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 August 2018
Constituency	Reserved seat for women
	In office; June 2013 – 28 May 2018
Constituency	Reserved seat for women
Personal details
Born	1971 (age 49–50); Sujawal District, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party

Rehana Leghari is a Pakistani politician who is the current Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, in office since August 2018. She has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, since August 2018. Previously, she was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

She was born in 1971 in Sujawal district.[1]

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.[2][3]

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.[4]

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.[5] Following her successful election, PPP nominated her for the office of deputy speaker of the Sindh Assembly.[1] On 15 August 2018, she was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[6] She received 98 votes against her opponent Rabia Azfar Nizami who secured 59 votes.[7]

References

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.
"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.
"21 PPP members elected to PA reserved seats". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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.
"PPP bags most of the reserved seats in new Sindh Assembly". The News. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
"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.
"Siraj returns as SA speaker". The Nation. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

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[dawn/12aug2018-1] 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.