Ayesha Gulalai Wazir

Ayesha Gulalai Wazir
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
1 June 2013
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2012-2017)
Relatives Maria Toorpakay (sister)[1]

Ayesha Gulalai Wazir (Pashto: عايشه ګلالۍ وزيره‎; Urdu: عائشہ گلالئی وزیر‎) is a Pakistani politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, on a reserved seat for women.

Early life and education

Wazir received her master’s degree from the University of Peshawar.[1]

After graduating, she for brief worked as a journalist.[2] First as a Pashto newscaster at the PTV in Peshawar and later at the The News International.[2]

She is sister of Maria Toorpakay.[1][2]

Political career

Wazir began her political career as a human rights activist from South Waziristan.[3]

She was a worker of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) as coordinator for the women’s wing in Federally Administered Tribal Areas.[2][4] She also has been a member of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML).[2][1]

It was reported that PPPP was considering to give her a party ticket in Pakistani general election, 2008 to run for the seat of National Assembly, but she could not compete due to the age issue.[3][2]

In 2012, she joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf[5] and was nominated as a member of the PTI central committee.[3]

Wazir was Indirectly elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan[6] for first time on PTI ticket on a reserved seat for women from the FATA in Pakistani general election, 2013.[3][7][8] She became first-ever female Member of the National Assembly from FATA as well one of the youngest member of the parliament.[2]

She quit PTI in August of 2017, accusing that the party does not guarantee respect and dignity to women. She has blamed Imran Khan for inappropriate text messages sent to her in October, 2013.[9][10][11] She also refused to resign from the seat in the National Assembly.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Inspired by Benazir, PTI's Aisha Gulalai seeks empowerment of tribal women - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "What Ayesha Gulalai’s past tells us about her?". www.geo.tv. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Making history: Vernal parliamentarian set to shine on political stage - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "PTI accuses govt of impeding peace march". DAWN.COM. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Switching alliances : Former APML member joins PTI - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Painting, calligraphy exhibition gets encouraging response". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "PML-N secures most reserved seats for women in NA - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "MNA Ayesha Gulalai decides to quit PTI | SAMAA TV". Samaa TV. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "PTI MNA Ayesha Gulalai quits party citing 'ill-treatment' of women". DAWN.COM. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  11. ↑ Zahra-malik, Mehreen (5 August 2017). "Female Lawmaker in Pakistan Accuses Imran Khan of ‘Inappropriate’ Texts. Abuse Follows.". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Gulalai says she will not resign from NA seat". DAWN.COM. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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