Nuzhat Pathan


Nuzhat Pathan is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, she was a member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2002 to 2013.

Early life and education

She was born on 19 February 1965 in Hyderabad, Pakistan.
She received a degree of Master of Arts in Political Science and degree of Master of Arts in Economics.

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a reserved seat for women in 2002 Pakistani general election.
In March 2006, she quit PPP and joined Pakistan Muslim League . In a 2006 Interview, she said she has been affiliated with PPP for the last 27 years.
In October 2006, she was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and was appointed as adviser to the Chief Minister.
She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-Q on a reserved seat for women in 2008 Pakistani general election.
In 2011, she left PML-Q and joined Pakistan Muslim League.
In October 2016, she was appointed as secretary general of the women wing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chapter in Sindh.
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Sindh in 2018 Pakistani general election.