Najma Hameed
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
March 2009  March 2021[1]
Personal details
Born(1944-03-18)18 March 1944
Multan, Punjab, British India
Died2 December 2022(2022-12-02) (aged 78)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani citizenship
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Najma Hameed (Urdu: نجمہ حمید; 18 March 1944 – 2 December 2022) was a Pakistani politician who served as a member of Senate of Pakistan from 2009 to 2021, representing Pakistan Muslim League (N).

Political career

Hameed was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on reserved seat for women in 2009 Pakistani Senate election.[2] She was the sister of Tahira Aurangzeb and was the aunt of Marriyum Aurangzeb.

Hameed was re-elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on reserved seat for women in 2015 Pakistani Senate election.[3][4][5]

Personal life and death

Hameed died on 2 December 2022, at the age of 78.[6]

References

  1. "Najma Hameed profile". Senate of Pakistan.
  2. "PPP emerges largest party in Senate". The Nation. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. "46 Senators-elect take oath - Samaa TV". www.samaa.tv. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. "Senate Election: Unofficial Results". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. "Senate Elections 2015: PML-N, PPP almost get equal representation in upper house | Pakistan | Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. "Senior Parliamentarian Najma Hameed passes away". Associated Press of Pakistan. 3 December 2022.
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