Rana Ansar is a Pakistani politician who had been the Leader of the Opposition in Sindh from July 2023 to August 2023 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023 and from June 2013 to May 2018.

Rana Ansar
Leader of the Opposition of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
26 July 2023 – 11 August 2023
Preceded byHaleem Adil Sheikh
Succeeded byAli Khursheedi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
In office
29 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1966-08-17) 17 August 1966 (age 58)
Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyMQM-P (2018-present)

Early life and education

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She was born on 17 August 1966 in Hyderabad, Pakistan.[1]

She has earned the degree of Master of Arts in Islamic Culture from the University of Sindh.[1]

Political career

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She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM-P on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.[4]

On 13 July 2023, she was nominated as the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh by her party.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2013 Sindh Assembly women notification" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ^ "PPP bags most of the reserved seats in new Sindh Assembly". The News. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Rana Ansar named as opposition leader in Sindh Assembly". DAWN.COM. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.