Nadia Aziz
{{short description|Pakistani politician (born 1973)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nadia Aziz
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
| term_start = 29 May 2013
| term_end = 31 May 2018
| constituency = PP-34 (Sarghoda-VII)
| term_start1 = 2002
| term_end1 = 2007
| constituency1 = PP-34 (Sarghoda-VII)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
| nationality = Pakistani
| party = AP (2025-present)
| otherparty = PMLN (2023-2025)
IPP (2023-2024)
PTI (2018–2023)
PMLN (2013-2018)
PPP (2008–2013)
PML(Q) (2002-2008)
}}
Nadia Aziz ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|نادیہ عزیز}}}}; born 18 February 1973) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2007 and again from May 2013 to May 2018.
Early life and education
Aziz was born on 18 February 1973 in Gujrat.{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/128|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=27 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105060444/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/128|archivedate=5 November 2016}}
She completed her college level education from Air Base Inter College in Sargodha. She received the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1997 from Allama Iqbal Medical College.
Political career
Aziz was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-34 (Sargodha-VII) in the 2002 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=146 get PML-N tickets, though they quit party after coup — II|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/427429|accessdate=30 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125062108/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/427429|archivedate=25 January 2018}}{{cite news|title=SARGODHA CITY NEWS|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/239838|accessdate=30 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}} She received 10,904 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}
She ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PP-34 (Sargodha-VII) in the 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.{{cite news|title=Bogus BA degree: Gill disqualified for holding assembly seat|url=http://fp.brecorder.com/2010/05/201005291062409/|accessdate=30 January 2018|work=brecorder|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130145604/http://fp.brecorder.com/2010/05/201005291062409/|archivedate=30 January 2018}}{{cite news|title=PML-N MPA disqualified|url=https://nation.com.pk/29-May-2010/pmln-mpa-disqualified|accessdate=30 January 2018|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521164610/https://nation.com.pk/29-May-2010/pmln-mpa-disqualified|archivedate=21 May 2018}} She received 16,723 votes and lost the seat to Rizwan Nowaiz Gill, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}
Aziz was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-34 (Sargodha-VII) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|accessdate=27 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|archivedate=16 January 2018}}{{cite news|title=Only 6 of 150 women candidates win NA seats: Report - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/550191/only-6-of-150-women-candidates-win-na-seats-report/|accessdate=27 January 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=16 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210010849/http://tribune.com.pk/story/550191/only-6-of-150-women-candidates-win-na-seats-report/|archivedate=10 December 2013}} She received 33,853 votes and defeated Ansar Majeed Khan Niazi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=25 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}
In May 2018, she quit PML-N and joined PTI.{{cite news|title=Two sitting MPAs, former Punjab lawmaker join PTI|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/319590-two-sitting-mpas-former-punjab-lawmaker-join-pti|accessdate=21 May 2018|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521164611/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/319590-two-sitting-mpas-former-punjab-lawmaker-join-pti|archivedate=21 May 2018}} Aziz contested for the National Assembly of the Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-90 (Sargodha-3) in the 2018 Pakistani general election. She received 85,539 votes and was defeated by candidate of PMLN.{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=25 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}
In August 2023, Nadia Aziz parted ways with PTI and joined Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party. Later in January 2024, she left IPP and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) again.
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Category:Women members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Category:Punjab MPAs 2013–2018
Category:Punjab MPAs 2002–2007
Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab)
Category:Pakistan People's Party MPAs (Punjab)
Category:People from Gujrat, Pakistan
Category:21st-century Pakistani women politicians
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