Sumera Shams is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from August 2018 till January 2023.
Dr Sumera Shams MPA | |
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| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19, 1991 (age 32)[1] |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Occupation | Doctor |
Early life edit
Her younger sister Noreena Shams has represented Pakistan in International squash event.[1]
Political career edit
Shams was elected as the member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on a ticket of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Lower Dir District in the provincial election held in July 2018.[2]
She is the youngest person to be elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly. She was also one of the first women to cast a vote in Lower Dir.[3][4]
Previously she served as a district councillor in Lower Dir in 2015.[5]
Shams was named a 2022 Politician of the Year by One Young World, receiving her award in Manchester, England in September 2022 alongside four other young politicians from around the world.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Sumaira Shams | KP Assembly". pakp.gov.pk.
- ^ Dagia, Niha (2 August 2018). "Lower Dir's Sumera Shams set to become youngest legislator". The Express Tribune.
- ^ "PTI MPA elect Dr Sumera Shams makes history in the politics of Pakistan". timesofislamabad.com. 30 July 2018.
- ^ "First woman to vote in Lower Dir now becomes youngest ever to land in KPK Assembly". thenews.com.pk. 30 July 2018.
- ^ Ahmad Shah, Waseem (31 July 2018). "Tehreek-i-Insaf to get seven NA women reserved seats from KP". Dawn.
- ^ "PTI's MPA bags young politician award". The Express Tribune. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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