Yasmin Rashid : یاسمین راشد; born 21 September 1950) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Punjab for primary and secondary healthcare, and specialised healthcare and medical education, in office since 27 August 2018. She has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, since 15 August 2018.
Rashid retired from government service in 2010 and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)[1] on the advice of her father-in-law.She ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from NA-120 (Lahore-III) but was unsuccessful[7] and secured 52,354 votes[3] against then President ofPakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif who won with 91,683 votes.[1][8]
In July 2017, after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by Supreme Court of Pakistan as Member of the National Assembly following the Panama Papers case verdict, NA-120 (Lahore-III) seat fell vacant and by-polls were called in the constituency. PTI nominated Rashid to run for the seat of the National Assembly as its candidate in the by-polls held in September 2017.[1][9]However she lost the polls to Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif.[10]
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women inPakistani general election, 2018.[11]
On 27 August 2018, she was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdarand was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for primary and secondary healthcare, with the additional ministerial portfolio of specialised healthcare and medical education.[12]
Early life and education
She was born on 21 September 1950 inChakwal, Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2][3] She is daughter-in-law of former Minister of Education Malik Ghulam Nabi.[4]
She completed her early education inNeela village in Chakwal district[3]before moving to Lahore where she was educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary.[2] She married in 1972.[3]
In 1978, she did her MBBS from theFatima Jinnah Medical University in Lahore.[3][2] In 1984, she moved to the United Kingdom and enrolled in theRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists[2] from where received a MRCOG degree in 1989 and a FRCOG degree in 1999.[3]
She then received a degree in FCPS from Karachi's College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.[3]
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