Heer Sohoo
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
2002 – 28 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1975-09-26) 26 September 1975
Mirpur Bathoro
NationalityPakistani

Heer Sohoo is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from August 2018 to August 2023 and frim 2002 to May 2018. She is the present chief of the Soho tribe.[1][2]

Early life and education

She was born on 26 September 1975 in Mirpur Bathoro.[3]

She has done Master of Science in Agriculture and Master of Arts in Economics.[4]

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on a reserved seat for women in 2002 Pakistani general election.[5][6]

She ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-238 (Thatta-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful and lost the seat to Syed Ayaz Ali Shah Sheerazi. In the same election, she also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from Constituency PS-85 (Thatta-II) as an independent candidate and from Constituency PS-86 (Thatta-III) as a candidate of MQM, but was unsuccessful and lost both seats to Sassui Palijo and Shah Hussain Shah Sheerazi, respectively.[7] In the same election, she was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM on a reserved seat for women.[4]

She ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM from Constituency PS-85 (Thatta-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful and lost the seat to Amir Haider Shah Sheerazi.[8] In the same election, she was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM on a reserved seat for women.[9][10]

In March 2018, she quit MQM and joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[5][11]

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.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "'A revolution:' In a first for Pakistan, woman becomes chief of Sindh's Soho tribe". Arab News PK. 23 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Khawaja, Ghulam Hussain (23 March 2022). "Heer Soho set to become first-ever woman tribal head in Sindh". DAWN.COM.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Thrice elected on Muttahida ticket, Heer Soho defects to PPP". DAWN.COM. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "2013 Sindh Assembly women notification" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "MQM-P's Heer joins PPP". The Nation. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "PPP bags most of the reserved seats in new Sindh Assembly". The News. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.


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