Sumera Shams

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Dr Sumera Shams
MPA
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
13 August 2018 18 January 2023
Personal details
BornAugust 19, 1991 (1991-08-19) (age 32) [1]
NationalityPakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
OccupationDoctor

Sumera Shams is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from August 2018 till January 2023.

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Early life

Her younger sister Noreena Shams has represented Pakistan in International squash event. [1]

Political career

Shams was elected as the member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on a ticket of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Lower Dir District in the provincial election held in July 2018. [2]

She is the youngest person to be elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly. She was also one of the first women to cast a vote in Lower Dir. [3] [4]

Previously she served as a district councillor in Lower Dir in 2015. [5]

Shams was named a 2022 Politician of the Year by One Young World, receiving her award in Manchester, England in September 2022 alongside four other young politicians from around the world. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sumaira Shams | KP Assembly". pakp.gov.pk.
  2. Dagia, Niha (2 August 2018). "Lower Dir's Sumera Shams set to become youngest legislator". The Express Tribune .
  3. "PTI MPA elect Dr Sumera Shams makes history in the politics of Pakistan". timesofislamabad.com. 30 July 2018.
  4. "First woman to vote in Lower Dir now becomes youngest ever to land in KPK Assembly". thenews.com.pk. 30 July 2018.
  5. Ahmad Shah, Waseem (31 July 2018). "Tehreek-i-Insaf to get seven NA women reserved seats from KP". Dawn .
  6. "PTI's MPA bags young politician award". The Express Tribune. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.