Andleeb Abbas

Andleeb Abbas
Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office 27 September 2018 – 10 April 2022
Prime Minister	Imran Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 13 August 2018 – 20 January 2023
Constituency	Reserved seat for women
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	IPP (2023-present)
Other political affiliations	PTI (2018-2023)
Spouse	Nasir Abbas
Children	1 Zainab Abbas (daughter)

Andleeb Abbas is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.

Political career

She ran for the seat of the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2018 Pakistani Senate election[1] but was unsuccessful. She received 46 votes and lost the seat to Nuzhat Sadiq.[2]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2018 Pakistani general election.[3]

On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed her as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs.[4]

Personal life

Andleeb's husband Nasir Abbas is a former first-class cricketer who played for Faisalabad and Hafizabad as a bowler. They have a daughter, Zainab Abbas, who is a television sports presenter.[5]

References

1. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (20 February 2018). "List of Senate candidates from Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
2. "PML-N bags 11 Senate seats from Punjab". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
3. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
4. "15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
5. "Sports anchor Zainab Abbas celebrates her first wedding anniversary". The News. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.