Firdous Ashiq Awan
Firdous Ashiq Awan | |
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Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Punjab on Information and Culture | |
In office 2 November 2020 – 6 August 2021 | |
Chief Minister | Usman Buzdar |
Preceded by | Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan (as Provincial Minister) |
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting (Minister of State) | |
In office 18 April 2019 – 27 April 2020 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Minister | Imran Khan |
Preceded by | Fawad Chaudhry (as Federal Minister) |
Succeeded by | Shibli Faraz (as Federal Minister) NA-111 (Sialkot-II) |
In office 16 November 2002 – 15 November 2007 | |
Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Residence | Lahore |
Education | Fatima Jinnah Medical University |
Firdous Ashiq Awan (
Family life and education
Awan was born on 11 January 1970 in Sialkot, West Pakistan.[1] She is married to businessman Malik Amjad Awan and is a mother of two children.[3]
Awan attended
Political career
Awan started her political career in 1990 when she founded the Society for Health and Development and Exchange and advocated for improving the healthcare system.[7] In 2002 she was elected to the National Assembly on a reserved seat on PML (Q) ticket.[8][9]
In 2008, she was again elected to the National Assembly from NA-111-Sialkot-II, having joined the Pakistan People's Party.[10] She bagged 77,834 votes against her opponent Chaudhry Ameer Hussain from PML (Q), 45,704 votes.[11]
After being elected she was appointed as Minister for Population welfare in PPP's cabinet. Awan was later given the portfolio of Information ministry in PPP's regime. She presented her resignation to
On 18 April 2012,
She resigned from PPP's vice presidency in 2015,[15] On 30 May 2017, she joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Nathia Gali.[16]
In
She was appointed as special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan for Information and Broadcasting on 18 April 2019, after the cabinet reshuffle,[2] remaining in the office until 27 April 2020.[18]
On 2 November 2020 she was appointed as special assistant to
References
- ^ a b "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ a b "PM Imran reshuffles cabinet less than one year into government". www.dawn.com. 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan". 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "PPP's Firdous Ashiq Awan joins PTI". Dawn. 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Firdous Ashiq Awan: professional doctor to seasoned parliamentarian". The Tribune. 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Fresh faces in focus". The Tribune. 19 April 2019.
- ^ Wasim, Amir; Khan, Sanaullah (2019). "PM Imran reshuffles cabinet less than one year into government". Dawn. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Wasim, Amir; Khan, Sanaullah (2019). "PM Imran reshuffles cabinet less than one year into government". Dawn. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
In 2002, she was elected to NA-286 on a reserved seat for women.
- ^ "Firdous Ashiq Awan". Dawn. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "First time elected in 2002". Pakistan Herald. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "NA-111-Sialkot-II results". Geo.TV. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Hafeez Tunio (25 December 2011). "Firdous throws in towel, takes it back, wipes tears". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Firdous Ashiq Awan withdraws resignation". The Dawn. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Kaira replaces Awan as Information Minister - Pakistan". Dawn.Com. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Firdous Ashiq Awan resigns as PPP Punjab vice president". thenews.com.pk. 3 July 2015.
- ^ "PPP's Firdous Ashiq Awan joins PTI". dunyanews.tv. 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Major setbacks in 2018 General Election". www.geo.tv. 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Former DG ISPR Asim Bajwa Appointed Special Assistant to PM, Firdous Ashiq Removed". 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Firdous Ashiq Awan stages a comeback, appointed Punjab CM's aide – SAMAA". 2 November 2020.