Yasmin Rashid

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Yasmin Rashid
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyReserved Seat for Women (W-298)
Personal details
Born (1950-09-21) 21 September 1950 (age 73)
Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party PTI (2010-present)
SpouseRashid Nabi Malik
RelationsMalik Ghulam Nabi (father-in-law)

Yasmin Rashid (

Urdu: یاسمِین راشِد : born 21 September 1950) is a Pakistani politician and social activist who was the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Primary & Secondary Healthcare and Specialised Healthcare & Medical Education, in office from August 2018 till April 2022 and then again from July 2022 till January 2023. She had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
, from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life and education

She was born on 21 September 1950 in Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2][3]

She completed her early education in Neela village in Chakwal district[3] before moving to Lahore where she was educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary.[2] She married in 1972.[3]

In 1978, she did her MBBS from the Fatima Jinnah Medical University in Lahore.[3][2] In 1984, she moved to the United Kingdom and enrolled in the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists[2] from where she received a MRCOG degree in 1989 and a FRCOG degree in 1999.[3]

She then received a degree in FCPS from Karachi's College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.[3]

Professional career

She served as the President of the Pakistan Medical Association Lahore from 1998 to 2000.[3][1] She served as president of Pakistan Medical Association Punjab from 2008 to 2010 and has been the chairperson of the Task Force Women Development,[3] and chairperson of the Women Health Committee in Punjab.[2]

She is a gynaecologist by profession[4] and had served as the head of the obstetrics and gynaecology department at King Edward Medical University.[5] She also worked in Rawalpindi Medical University, Fatima Jinnah Medical University and headed the Genealogy department of Central Park Medical College.[3]

Political career

Rashid retired from government service in 2010 and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)[1] on the advice of her father-in-law.[2][3]

She ran for the seat of the

NA-120 (Lahore-III) but was unsuccessful[6] and secured 52,354 votes[3] against then President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif who won with 91,683 votes.[1][7]

In July 2017, after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the

Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif by a margin of 14,646 votes.[9]

During the

Sardar Usman Buzdar and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Primary and Secondary Healthcare, with the additional ministerial portfolio of specialised healthcare and medical education.[11]

She is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from

2023 Punjab provincial election.[12]

On 12 May 2023, Dr Yasmin Rashid arrested. The court has declared her case null and void still Dr Yasmin has been detained for over 5 months.

Family

She is married to Rashid Nabi Malik.

Pakistan Peoples Party and was their candidate in the general elections in 1990 and 1993.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Iron ladies in the race". TNS - The News on Sunday. 20 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NA-120: Know your candidates". GEO News. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "PTI Contender Yasmeen Rashid's Biography". Abb Takk News. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Lahore by-polls: Shehbaz's absence casts shadow on campaign of Nawaz's wife". hindustan times/. 16 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Status of women in Pakistan extremely poor". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Preparations complete for NA-120 by-election; polling to begin at 8am". www.geo.tv. 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Maliks yet to win on NA-120". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Polling underway in momentous NA-120 by-election amid tight security". DAWN.COM. 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  9. ^ "NA-120 by-polls: Unofficial results show Kulsoom Nawaz in the lead". DAWN.COM. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  10. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  11. ^ Malik, Mansoor (28 August 2018). "Punjab cabinet sworn in: Only 15 out of 23 ministers given portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  12. ^ "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Iron ladies in the race | TNS - the News on Sunday". Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  14. ^ "NA-120 polls: Claims and counterclaims". The News. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Maliks yet to win on NA-120". www.thenews.com.pk. 11 September 2017.

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