Rukhsana Kokab (; born 25 September 1954 – 29 September 2020) was a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

politician who was a Member of the

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, from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

Rukhsana Kokab was born on 25 September 1954 in

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Political career

She was elected to the

as a candidate of

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on a reserved seat for women in the

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Death

She died in

on 29 September 2020 due to cardiac arrest.

References

Living people Women members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 1954 births Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians 21st-century Pakistani women politicians {{PunjabPK-MuslimN-MPA-stub