Hina Pervaiz Butt
Hina Parvez Butt حنا پرویز بٹ | |
|---|---|
 Butt in 2025 | |
| Chairperson of the Punjab Women Protection Authority | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2024 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Preceded by | Maryam Nawaz |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| Assumed office 27 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hina Parvez Butt 19 January 1982 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PMLN (2013-present) |
| Education | Convent of Jesus & Mary |
| Alma mater | LUMS (BSc, MBA) Middlesex University (MA) |
Hina Parvez Butt (Urdu: حنا پرویز بٹ; born 19 January 1982) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Chairperson of the Punjab Women Protection Authority and a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 2013.
Early life and education
Hina Parvez Butt was born on 19 January 1982 in Lahore, in Punjab, Pakistan.[1]
She received her initial education from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore. She earned her Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons.) degree in 2004 from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), from where she later also graduated with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 2010.[1]
In 2016, she earned her Master of Arts (MA) degree in International Relations (IR) from the Dubai campus of Middlesex University.[1]
Political career
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on a reserved seat for women in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3]
She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[4]
Ahead of the 2024 Pakistani general election, as per list submitted to the ECP, Butt was listed among the PML-N female legislators designated for reserved seats in the Punjab Assembly.[5] Following this, she had to encounter opposition from female PML-N leaders during a parliamentary board meeting. They criticized the allocation of reserved seat tickets solely to relatives and expressed discontent with the party being represented by individuals solely donning "branded suits and makeup."[6][7]
Following the election, she took oath as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab through a reserved quota for women.[8][9]
In July 2024, she was appointed Chairperson of the Punjab Women Protection Authority for a three-year term.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "2013 election women seat notification" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "ECP issues notification of one NA, nine PA returned candidates". brecorder. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "PTI gambit ahead of reserved allotment". The Express Tribune. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "PML-N women leaders take a dig at Maryam". Daily Times. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Tahir, Zulqernain (26 December 2023). "Discord in PML-N over choices for women's seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Maryam Nawaz Makes Parliamentary Debut As Punjab's MPAs Take Oath". The Friday Times. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Punjab MPAs to take oath in first session today". DAWN.COM. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "حنا پرویز پرویز بٹ چیئرپرسن پنجاب ویمن پروٹیکشن اتھارٹی تعینات". Associated Press of Pakistan (in Urdu). 11 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.