Tanzeela Qambrani

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تنزيلا قمبراڻي‎) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. Qambrani is the first woman of the Sheedi community to become a member of Sindh Assembly. [1]

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Political career

Qambrani was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), on a reserved seat for women in southern Sindh in the 2018 Pakistani general election. [1]

Personal life

Qambrani hails from the coastal area of Badin. [2] She belongs to the Sheedi community of Sindh, who are of African descent. She made history by becoming the first Sheedi lawmaker to enter any Pakistani legislature. [1] [3] She is a mother of three, and holds a postgraduate degree in computer science from the University of Sindh. [1]

Her father was a lawyer while her mother retired as a school headmistress. [1] According to Qambrani, her great-grandparents had been brought to Sindh from Tanzania a century back, and one of her sisters is married off there. [1] [3] Her rising profile and ascension to politics has been hailed as an "important step" for Pakistan's Sheedi community, which has at times endured systematic prejudice, discrimination and feudalism. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mansoor, Hasan (30 July 2018). "Tanzeela to be first Sheedi woman to enter Sindh Assembly". Dawn. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Sohail, Riaz (8 August 2018). "Pakistan gets first Africa-origin lawmaker". BBC News.
  3. 1 2 3 Kazeem, Yomi (10 August 2018). "Pakistan is getting its first lawmaker of African descent". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 12 August 2018.


Tanzeela Qambrani
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 –11 August 2023
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