Senator
Khushbakht Shujaat
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
March 2015 – March 2021
Personal details
Born (1948-11-01) 1 November 1948
Bhopal, India
NationalityPakistani
Political partyMuttahida Qaumi Movement

Khushbakht Shujaat (Urdu: خوش بخت شجاعت; born 1 November 1948) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2015. Previously, she had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Early life and education

Shujaat was born on 1 November 1948 in Bhopal, India.[1][2][3]

She received Master of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Karachi between 1972 and 1975.[2][4]

She worked as anchorperson in Pakistan Television Corporation before entering politics.[2]

Political career

She joined Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in 2007.[5]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-250 (Karachi-XII) as a candidate of MQM in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7] She received 52,045 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party.[8]

She ran for the seat of National Assembly from Constituency NA-250 (Karachi-XII) as a candidate of MQM in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[9][10][5] She received 30,365 votes and lost the seat to Arif Alvi.[11]

In 2015, she was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM.[12][13][14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "A glance at Sindh's female election hopefuls". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Khan, A.Q. (12 June 2017). "Treasures of knowledge". The News. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Prominent female senators". The Nation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Who's who of Sindh's senators". www.thenews.com.pk. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Paracha, Nadeem F. (30 December 2012). "Smokers' Corner: The slippery constituency". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Ali, Kalbe (15 April 2013). "The assets of MQM's candidates for NA". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Wasim, Amir (21 May 2013). "Votes to be verified through thumb impressions". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. ↑ Ghori, Habib Khan (21 May 2013). "PTI's Alvi took commanding lead on May 11". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Wasim, Amir (6 March 2015). "Closer, messier Senate emerges after polls". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  13. ↑ Ghori, Habib Khan (6 March 2015). "Sindh senate election marred by horse-trading". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Senate Elections 2015: PML-N, PPP almost get equal representation in upper house | Pakistan | Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Senate Election: Unofficial Results". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.


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