Andleeb Abbas | |
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Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 27 September 2018 –10 April 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 13 August 2018 –11 August 2023 | |
Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | IPP (2023-present) |
Other political affiliations | PTI (2018-2023) |
Spouse | Nasir Abbas |
Children | Zainab Abbas |
Andleeb Abbas is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.
She ran for the seat of the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2018 Pakistani Senate election [1] but was unsuccessful. She received 46 votes and lost the seat to Nuzhat Sadiq. [2]
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2018 Pakistani general election. [3]
On 27 September 2018,Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed her as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs. [4]
Andleeb's husband Nasir Abbas is a former first-class cricketer who played for Faisalabad and Hafizabad as a bowler. They have a daughter,Zainab Abbas,who is a television sports presenter. [5]