Yasmin Rashid (Urdu: ?????? ??????; born 21 September 1950) is a Pakistani politician belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
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Early life and education
She was born on 21 September 1950 in Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan.
She completed her early education in Neela village in Chakwal district before moving to Lahore where she was educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary. She married in 1972.
In 1978, she did her MBBS from the Fatima Jinnah Medical University in Lahore. In 1984, she moved to the United Kingdom and enrolled in the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from where received a MRCOG degree in 1989 and a FRCOG degree in 1999.
She then received a degree in FCPS from Karachi's College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.
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Professional career
She served as the President the Pakistan Medical Association from 1998 to 2000 She served as president of Pakistan Medical Association Lahore chapter from 2008 to 2010 and has been the chairperson of the Task Force Women Development, and chairperson of the Women Health Committee in Punjab.
She is a gynaecologist by profession and had served as the head of the obstetrics and gynaecology department at King Edward Medical University. She also worked in Rawalpindi Medical College, Fatima Jinnah Medical University and headed the Genealogy department of Central Park Medical College.
Political career
Rashid retired from government service in 2010 and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) 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 and secured 52,354 votes against then President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif who won with 91,683 votes.
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. However she lost the polls to Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif.
References
External links
- Yasmin Rashid on Twitter
Source of article : Wikipedia
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