Maleeka Bokhari
Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice
In office
7 September 2018  10 April 2022
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018  20 January 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
NationalityBritish, Pakistani
Alma materCardiff University
University of the West of England

Maleeka Ali Bokhari (born 24 August 1984) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 to January 2023 and served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice from September 2018 till April 2022.

Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2018 Pakistani general election.[1]

On 7 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed her as Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice.[2]

Following arrests on 12 May and on 17 May, Bokhari resigned from PTI on 25 May 2023.[3]

References

  1. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. "PM appoints Parliamentary Secretaries for Law and Justice; Planning, Development and Reforms". Business Recorder. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. "Maleeka Bokhari, Jamshed and Mussarat Cheema quit politics and PTI: Condemns events of May 9 as well". Aaj News. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.


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