Nausheen Hamid


Dr. Nausheen Hamid is a Pakistani politician and social activist who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. She is the current Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, in office since September 2018.
Previously, she was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2013 to 2018. Served as Member of Syndicate Board, Fatima Jinnah Medical University during this tenure.
Former Regional Organiser, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from 2010 to 2012. Former Central Vice President Women Wing, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from 2012 to 2013. Current President Central Working Committee for Insaf Women Wing, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, notified on 4 February 2020

Early Life and Education

She was born on 19 February 1961 in Lahore. Spent early life in Karachi.
Father, Gulzar Ahmad Qureshi, was a civil servant and served as Commissioner Income Tax in Government of Pakistan.
Primary Schooling from Sacred Heart School in Karachi, Class of 1971. Secondary Schooling from Mama Parsi Girls' Secondary School, Alumni of 1976. High School from St Joseph's Convent School. She earned the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with Distinction in Bio-Chemistry from Dow Medical College, Class of 1986.
As a Medical Doctor, served as Demonstrator in Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore during 1989-90 and later as Medical Officer in Jinnah Hospital, Lahore.
Former General Secretary, Business and Professional Women's Foundation, Lahore Chapter, from 2006 to 2015

Political Background

Belongs to a well known political family of Lahore, Pakistan. Her father-in-law, Mian Mian Miraj Din Late, Senior Vice President of PML Punjab, was elected Member Provincial Assembly of the West Pakistan from 1962-65 and 1965-69. He remained Member Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1993-96 & 1997-99 and functioned as Minister for Excise and taxation department, Punjab.
Her husband, Mian Hamid Miraj, served as Deputy Mayor of Lahore in local government from 1993-96. He contested 2010 by-election from NA-123 after Javed Hashmi vacated the seat, on ticket of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He was elected as Senior Vice President Punjab, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2013 Intra-Party elections.
Ahsan Rashid Late, a well-known Pakistani businessman, politician and philanthropist was first cousin. He was among the top leaders who were founding members of the PTI and a close aide of Imran Khan. He served as President Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Punjab.

Political career

She has been politically active on a grass root level since early 1990's while managing election campaigns for her father-in-law and husband's elections.
Joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as her first political party in 2009 and served as Regional Organiser in Women Wing from 2010 to 2012.
In May 2013, she was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.
She was nominated as vice president of Central Women Wing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on August 3, 2014, while representing the party in the Punjab Assembly on opposition benches.
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the 2018 Pakistani general election.
On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed her as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination.
She has been notified on 4 February 2020 as current President Central Working Committee for Insaf Women Wing, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and taken oath on 14 February 2020

Works in Health Sector

Public Awareness for COVID-19

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