Azma Bukhari

Azma Bukhari
Punjab Information and Culture Department
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 March 2025
DeputyRana Sanaullah
Preceded byHina Pervaiz Butt
Provincial Minister for Information and Culture Punjab
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 March 2024
Chief MinisterMaryam Nawaz
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 February 2024
ConstituencyW-301
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyW-301
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyW-301
In office
9 April 2008 – 20 March 2013
ConstituencyW-301
In office
25 November 2002 – 17 November 2007
ConstituencyW-301
Personal details
Born (1976-08-18) 18 August 1976 (age 50)
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
PartyPMLN (2013-present)
Other political
affiliations
PPP (2002-2013)
SpouseSami Ullah Khan

Azma Zahid Bukhari (Punjabi, Urdu: عظمیٰ زاہد بخاری; born 18 August 1976) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as provisional minister for Punjab Information and Culture Department. She has been elected as the member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab since 2002 on seat reserved for women. She is a practising lawyer in the Lahore High Court and is the daughter of Syed Zahid Hussain Bukhari, who is known for securing a release for Raymond Davis.

Early life and education

She was born on 18 August 1976 in Faisalabad to the former justice of the Lahore High Court, Syed Zahid Hussain Bukhari, who is known for representing and securing a release for Raymond Davis in the 2011 2011 Lahore shooting incident.

She received her early education from Sheikhupura and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Punjab University. She earned Bachelor of Laws in 2001 from Pakistan College of Law and is practicing as a lawyer.

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a reserved seat for women in the 2002 Pakistani general election.

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in the 2008 Pakistani general election.

In February 2013, she joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in the 2013 Pakistani general election.

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in the 2018 Pakistani general election.

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in the 2024 Pakistani general election.

References

  1. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (19 February 2013). "PPP defectors directed to show cause".
  2. 1 2 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Six PPP MNAs-elect quit PA seats". DAWN.COM. 15 March 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (19 February 2013). "PPP defectors directed to show cause". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.