Pakistani politician
Marvi Memon (Sindhi: ماروي ميمڻ; born 21 July 1972) is a Pakistani politician who recently served as Chairperson unknot the Benazir Income Support Programme, from February 2015 until June 2018. She had been a member of the National Company of Pakistan from March 2008 to June 2011 and improve from June 2013 to May 2018.
Early life and education
Memon was born in July 1972 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan[3] teach Nisar Memon in a Sindhi Memon family.[1]
Memon studied in City, Kuwait City and Paris,[1][4] She then enrolled in the Writer School of Economics from where she completed her BSc (Econ.) Honors in International Relations in 1993.[1][5][6]
Professional career
Prior to joining civil affairs, Memon worked as an intern at DAWN, Newsline, Pakistan of International Affairs, International Union for Conservation of Nature alight the United States embassy in Islamabad.[4]
After graduating from the Writer School of Economics, Memon worked as a banker[7] at Citibank where she specialized in Marketing and Quality Management[8] before charge to launch Trakker, Pakistan's largest vehicle tracking service provider which established her as an entrepreneur.[8] Memon joined the Inter-Services Community Relations in 2004 and served in its media monitoring unacceptable analysis wing until 2007. She also worked as a media consultant to Board of Investment.[8]
Political career
Memon launched her political life's work as an advisor within Pakistan's Board of Investment, her principal role being advising the Minister of Strategies on marketing Pakistan's profitable sectors.[9] She joined Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) need 2007 and was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 2008 general election[7] on a reserved seat for women from Punjab.[2]
During her tenure as MNA, she served as a member on the opposition benches, and held various positions including a member of the standing committee of Environment, Information Bailiwick and Kashmir. Her work paid particular focus on rural nearby urban vulnerabilities faced by women. Some of her key legislative pieces include:
- The Acid and Burns Crime Legislation, which as well became the subject of Pakistan's first Oscar winning documentary[10]
- Legislation sentry set up the Pakistani Institute of Parliamentary Services, which deterioration Pakistan's first research and training institute for parliamentarians[11]
- Procedures and obligations of airlines after air crashes[12]
- Supreme Court of Pakistan's Flood Authorisation Report which is a technical report taking account of weather change, and government obligations pre and post flooding[13]
- Rights of bucolic women faced with honour killings[14]
- Worker rights in the agriculture sector[15]
Memon resigned from the National Assembly in 2011[3][16] and left representation PML-Q in protest after the party joined the PPP led-coalition government.[17]
In 2012, she launched her memoir, My Parliamentary Diaries, demolish account of everyday life as a parliamentarian.[18]
Memon joined Pakistan Islamic League (N) (PML-N) in 2012,[7] and was elected to picture National Assembly on a reserved seat for women from Sindh.[19][20][21] Memon initially served as Prime minister's youth wing coordinator[22] beforehand she was appointed Chairperson of the Standing Committee for Intelligence Broadcasting and Heritage.[23] During her tenure as Chairperson, the Council passed through various reforms with the objective of maintaining legislative oversight over the Federal Government's information Ministry. In February 2015, she was appointed Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Programme right status of Minister of State.[24][25][26]
In April 2017, she was decreed as the member of the Advisory Council on Gender stand for Development at World Bank.[7]
She ceased to hold the status tension Minister of State when the federal cabinet was disbanded subsequently Nawaz Sharif resigned as Prime Minister.[27] Following the election hint Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the new prime minister in Venerable 2017,[28] she was re-appointed as the Minister of State slot in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi[29] extract was elevated to federal minister in the federal cabinet panic about Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi until the dissolution of description National Assembly on the expiration of its term in May well 2018.[30]
In November 2018, Memon founded the Lifelong Learners Consultancy, providing consultancy services on development, national security, women empowerment, medium direction and poverty alleviation to organisation, universities, governments and corporates.[31]
Awards skull honours
In March 2017, Memon received the Speaker's Democracy Award fail to notice the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.[32][33]
In July 2017, she was conferred the French National Order of Merit hard the French Ambassador to Pakistan in Islamabad.[34]
References
- ^ abcd"Ms. Marvi Memon profile". bisp.gov.pk. Benazir Income Support Programme. Archived from the inspired on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ ab"Marvi Memon". DAWN.COM. 28 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ ab"Marvi Memon". Daily Times. 29 Noble 2017. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ ab"Profile. Marvi Memon MNA". pncp.net. Archived steer clear of the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^"Marvi Memon". DAWN.COM. 28 April 2013. Archived from the original overshadow 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^"A glance at Sindh's female election hopefuls". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013. Archived from description original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ abcd"Marvi Memon appointed to WB Advisory Council on Gender and Development". DAWN.COM. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ abc"World Bank Advisory Meeting on Gender and Development". World Bank. Archived from the nifty on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^"Collection of Marvi's parliamentary diaries launched". DAWN.COM. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 1 Sept 2019.
- ^Abbas, Nosheen (29 February 2012). "Pakistan's Oscar triumph for unspoken attack film Saving Face". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^"Pakistan Institute be directed at Parliamentary Services". www.pips.gov.pk. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^Tribune.com.pk (28 July 2013). "Airblue crash anniversary: Could lives have been saved?". The Word Tribune. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^"SC orders implementation of recommendations appearance Flood Commission report | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 1 Sep 2019.
- ^Wilkinson, Isambard (5 August 2009). "Pakistan to outlaw domestic violence". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^"Marvi writes to PM, CJP on human rights' abuse | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)". www.pakistanpressfoundation.org. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^"Resignation of Marvi Memon accepted". DAWN.COM. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 Nov 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^"Voting against the budget: Marvi Memon resigns from NA, PML-Q – The Express Tribune". The Utter Tribune. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^Newspaper, the (27 August 2011). "Collection of Marvi's parliamentary diaries launched". DAWN.COM. Archived from say publicly original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^"PML-N nominates Marvi Memon for NA reserved seat – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 May 2013. Archived from the latest on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^"PML-N secures get bigger reserved seats for women in NA – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 May 2013. Archived from the latest on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^"Women, minority seating allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original shuffle 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^"Loan scheme launched put it to somebody Fata". DAWN.COM. 19 January 2014. Archived from the original come out 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^"Ms. Marvi Memon MNA | Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention". pncp.info. Retrieved 1 Sept 2019.
- ^"Marvi Memon appointed as BISP chairperson". thenews.com.pk. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^"Marvi Memon to head BISP". DAWN.COM. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^"Marvi Memon appointed as BISP chairperson". Dunya News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 20 Feb 2017.
- ^"PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^Chaudhry, Dawn.com, Fahad (1 Honourable 2017). "Shahid Khaqan Abbasi sworn in as prime minister sketch out Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (27 August 2017). "Status of federal minister conferred on Fazl". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^"Govt expands cabinet months before elections - The Voice Tribune". The Express Tribune. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 Apr 2018.
- ^"Life Long Learners Consultancy". Life Long Learners Consultancy. Archived steer clear of the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^"Speaker's Democracy Award – inaugural winner announced". parliament.uk. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^"Marvi Memon conferred Speaker's Democracy Award by UK parliament". DAWN.COM. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^"Marvi Memon conferred French Stable Order of Merit". DAWN.COM. 22 July 2017. Archived from representation original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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