Khushbakht Shujaat (; born 1 November 1948) is a

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politician who has been a member of the

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since March 2015. Previously, she had been a member of the

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from 2008 to 2013.

Early life and education

Shujaat was born on 1 November 1948 in

Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...

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. She received Master of Arts degree in Journalism from the

University of Karachi The University of Karachi (; 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 (which is ...

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

from Constituency NA-250 (Karachi-XII) as a candidate of MQM in the

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

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. She ran for the seat of National Assembly from Constituency NA-250 (Karachi-XII) as a candidate of MQM in the

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but was unsuccessful. She received 30,365 votes and lost the seat to

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. In 2015, she was elected to the

as a candidate of MQM.

References

Living people Pakistani senators (14th Parliament) Politicians from Karachi 1948 births Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Muttahida Qaumi Movement MNAs Politicians from Bhopal NOTE: KhushBakht Shujat is an Educationist as well and she runs her School system in Karachi. {{Pakistan-senator-stub