Nasreen Jalil () (born: 22 February 1944,

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) is a

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and a senior leader of the MQM-P. She served as a member of the

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from

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from 2012 to 2018. Previously, she served as the Deputy Mayor of

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Early life

Jalil was born in

on 22 February 1944, then part of

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, her family were from the United Provinces but had settled in

. Her father, Zafrul Ahsan Lari was the

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at the time of the

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in 1947, and later he worked as an

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(ICS) officer. Her sister is the Pakistani architect, Yasmeen Lari.

Political career

Nasreen Jalil was elected to the senate of Pakistan in March 1994 for a six-year term. She was member of the Senate Standing Committees on commerce and on foreign affairs, Kashmir affairs and northern affairs and on health, social welfare and special education and also chairperson on Functional Committee on Human Rights. In January 2006 she became Naib Nazim of Karachi, during the swearing in ceremony Jalil pledged that underdeveloped areas of the city would be developed and also that women's rights would be safeguarded.KARACHI: Nasreen sworn in as naib nazim
In the Senate election held on 2 March 2012, Nasreen Jalil was elected as a senator from Sindh. Nasreen Jalil is the deputy convener of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Khalid Maqbool Group's (MQM-P) Coordinate Committee. She is the chairperson of Senate's Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics, P&D and Privatization.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jalil, Nasreen 1944 births Living people Governors of Sindh University of Karachi alumni Muhajir people Muttahida Qaumi Movement politicians Mayors of places in Pakistan Pakistani people of Iraqi descent Mayors of Karachi Politicians from Karachi Politicians from Lahore 21st-century Pakistani women politicians Pakistani senators (14th Parliament)