Nazley Khan Sharif MPL (born 18 May 1990) is a South African politician who has been a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since 2024. She previously served in the National Assembly of South Africa and in the DA's Shadow Cabinet as the Shadow Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities from April 2023 until May 2024, having previously served as Deputy Minister between June 2019 and April 2023. Khan is a member of the Democratic Alliance.
Nazley Sharif | |
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 Sharif in September 2019 | |
| Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2024 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 28 May 2024 | |
| Constituency | Gauteng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nazley Khan Sharif 18 May 1990 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand |
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Education
editSharif studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, where she graduated with a BA degree and a BA Honours degree in political sciences.[1]
Political career
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While in her first year at the University of the Witwatersrand, she joined the Democratic Alliance Students' Organisation (DASO) on campus. She has been the deputy chairperson for Recruitment and Campaigns of DASO, the chair of the DA Youth in the party's Johannesburg South constituency, the chair of the DA Gauteng South Regional Youth Organisation, and the chairperson of the DASO branch at Wits University.[2]
She was elected as a DA councillor in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in 2014. Khan was elected to a full term in 2016.[3] She was then elected chairperson of the municipality's Section 79 Gender, Youth, and People with Disabilities committee.[1]
Khan was elected to the National Assembly in the May 2019 general election.[4] On 5 June 2019, she was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities in the Presidency.[5] She became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and People with Disabilities on 27 June 2019.[6]
On 5 December 2020, it was announced that Khan would remain as Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities in the Presidency in the shadow cabinet led by John Steenhuisen.[7]
Sharif was promoted to Shadow Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities in the Presidency by Steenhuisen on 21 April 2023.[8]
Sharif was elected to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in the 2024 provincial election.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ms Nazley Khan Sharif". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Nazley Khan Sharif". People's Assembly. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Ms Nazley Khan Sharif (DA)". People's Assembly. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Gerber, Jan (5 June 2019). "Here's the DA's 'shadow cabinet'". News24. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "announcements, tablings and committee reports - APRAV" (PDF). APRAV. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real Change". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Ditabo, Malaika. "Another demotion for Mazzone as she moves from state security role back to communications". News24. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Provincial Legislatures" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
edit- Nazley Khan Sharif at People's Assembly