Marvi Memon

MNA
Marvi Memon
ماروی میمن
Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Programme
Assumed office
25 February 2015
President Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by Enver Baig
Personal details
Born (1972-07-21) 21 July 1972
Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan
Citizenship Pakistan
Political party Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz
Relations Nisar Memon (father)
Alma mater London School of Economics
Religion Islam

Marvi Memon (Urdu: ماروی میمن‎) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Programme with the status of Minister of State.[1][2] A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), Memon has been an elected member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on reserved seats for women on the PML-N’s ticket since 2013.[2][3]

Early life

Memon did her schooling in Karachi and Paris. She graduated from London School of Economics with a major in International Relations.[4][3]

Prior to joining politics, Memon worked at Citibank and helped with the launch of a vehicle tracking service provider in Pakistan, Trakker.[3] She joined Pakistan Television Corporation to advise on media management during Musharraf’s tenure. Memon is known for being one of the youngest female CEO of a multinational in Pakistan.[4] She also served in the media management wing of the Inter-Services Public Relations.[3]

Political career

Memon was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on Pakistan Muslim League (Q) seat for the first time in Pakistani general election, 2008 on a reserved seat for women from Punjab despite being from Sindh.[3] She resigned from the National Assembly seat in 2011[5] and left the party after the PML-Q joined the coalition government.[6][7]

Memon joined PML-N in 2012.[8][2][7]

In Pakistani general election, 2013, she contested the Constituency NA-237 for National Assembly seat but lost it to a PPP candidate.[9][2] However, she was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly for the second time on a reserved seat for women from Punjab on PML-N seat.[9]

She was serving as Prime minister’s youth wing central coordinator[10] before she was appointed Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Program with status of Minister of State in November 2015.[2]

She is author of the memoir My Parliamentary Diaries.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Marvi Memon to head BISP". DAWN.COM. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Marvi Memon appointed as BISP chairperson". www.thenews.com.pk. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marvi Memon". DAWN.COM. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "A glance at Sindh's female election hopefuls". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Resignation of Marvi Memon accepted". DAWN.COM. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Voting against the budget: Marvi Memon resigns from NA, PML-Q - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Marvi Memon announces decision to join PML-N". DAWN.COM. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Supporting Musharraf was political blunder: Marvi Memon". DAWN.COM. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  9. 1 2 "PML-N nominates Marvi Memon for NA reserved seat - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Loan scheme launched in Fata". DAWN.COM. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by
Enver Baig		 Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Programme
2015 		Incumbent
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