Rehana Sarwar
Rehana Sarwar | |
|---|---|
| Federal Minister for Women Development | |
| In office 23 March 1989 – 6 August 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Constituency | Women's reserved seat from Punjab |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| Constituency | PP-184 (Women's Constituency-IV) |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Pakistan People's Party |
Rehana Sarwar was a Pakistani politician of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). She served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1972 to 1977, as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990, and as federal minister for women development in the first government of Benazir Bhutto from 23 March 1989 to 6 August 1990.[1][2] She was murdered in Lahore in July 2002.[3]
Political career
[edit]Sarwar was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-184 (Women's Constituency-IV) during the 1972–1977 assembly.[1]
She later became a women member from Punjab in the 8th National Assembly of Pakistan, which sat from 1988 to 1990.[4]
On 23 March 1989, she was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto as minister for women development. She remained in office until the dismissal of Bhutto's government on 6 August 1990.[2][5]
Death
[edit]Sarwar was found shot dead in her car in Lahore in July 2002.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Provincial Assembly Seventh Legislator (Post)". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Federal Cabinet of Pakistan: Composition and Stratification, 1988–1999". Journal of History and Social Sciences. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Ex-Pakistani minister murdered". Gulf News. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "8th National Assembly from 1988 to 1990: List of Members & Addresses" (PDF). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Sixth Phase". Women's Parliamentary Caucus. Retrieved 5 April 2026.