Khushbakht Shujaat ( ur, ; born 1 November 1948) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the

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since March 2015. Previously, she had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Early life and education

Shujaat was born on 1 November 1948 in

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. She received Master of Arts degree in Journalism from the

University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whic ...

between 1972 and 1975. She worked as anchorperson in

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before entering politics.

Political career

She joined Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in 2007. She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-250 (Karachi-XII) as a candidate of MQM in

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. She received 52,045 votes and defeated a candidate of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

. She ran for the seat of National Assembly from Constituency NA-250 (Karachi-XII) as a candidate of MQM in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. She received 30,365 votes and lost the seat to

Arif Alvi Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi (; born 29 July 1949) is a Pakistani dentist and politician currently serving as the 13th President of Pakistan, in office since 9 September 2018. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May ...

. In 2015, she was elected to the

as a candidate of MQM.

References

Living people Muhajir people Pakistani senators (14th Parliament) Politicians from Karachi 1948 births Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Muttahida Qaumi Movement MNAs {{Pakistan-senator-stub