Sitara Ayaz

Sitara Ayaz
ستارہ ایاز
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
12 March 2015 – 16 February 2021
ConstituencyKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyIndependent

Senator Sitara Ayaz (Urdu: ستارہ ایاز) is a Pakistani politician and was member of Senate of Pakistan from 2015 -2021.

She is currently serving as the Secretary General of International Parliamentarians Congress.

Education

She has done BA from Jinnah College For Women in 1990.[1]

Political career

She was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Awami National Party on reserved seat for women in 2015 Pakistani Senate election.[2][3][4] Native Town: District SWABI, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Positions held: worked as Consultant (Development Sector) Head of APWA (KPK) from 2003 to 2008 Provincial Minister of KPK for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment 2008-2013 Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change.[5]

In 2021 she withdrew her nomination to become Senator again. [6]

References

  1. ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Senate Election: Unofficial Results". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ^ "46 Senators-elect take oath - Samaa TV". www.samaa.tv. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Senate of Pakistan".
  6. ^ https://tribune.com.pk/story/2287158/sitara-ayaz-withdraws-in-favour-of-bap-candidates-on-eve-of-senate-polls