Shazia Marri

Shazia Marri (Sindhi: شازيه مري‎ Urdu: شازیه مری ‎) (born 8 October 1972) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.^[1]

She is from Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan.^[2]

She remained provincial Minister for Information ^[3] and Electric Power of Sindh. Belonging to a family of veteran and influential family of Sindhi politicians, she was elected to provincial assembly of Sindh for first time from 2002-2007 and again from 2008-2013, from PS-133, one of the seats reserved for women, representing Pakistan Peoples Party.^[4] Her grandfather Ali Muhammad Marri was a member of the legislative assembly of Sindh in 1944-45 during the British Raj. Her father Atta Muhammad Marri has remained a member of the National Assembly and Sindh Assembly, as well as Deputy Speaker of Sindh from 1990-1993, and mother Parveen Marri has also remained a member of the provincial assembly in 1985-86. ^[5] After the death of Fauzia Wahab, she was appointed ^{[6] [7]} as MNA on Fauzia Wahab seat.^[8]

References

1. ↑ http://www.na.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=1024
2. ↑ Shazia Marri - Sindh Assembly
3. ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/675018/shazia-marri-made-sindhs-information-minister
4. ↑ http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/184
5. ↑ http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/184
6. ↑ http://www.awamiweb.com/shazia-marri-takes-fauzia-wahab%E2%80%99s-seat-in-na-election-commission-47931.html
7. ↑ "Female candidates from Sindh". wichaar.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016. 
8. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/308967/why-doesnt-tv-focus-on-education-health-laments-information-minister/