Alizeh Iqbal Haider

Alizeh Iqbal Haider
MP
Member of Parliament
In office
11 May 2013  2015
Personal details
Born (1977-04-22) 22 April 1977
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Peoples Party
Parents Iqbal Haider (father)[1]
Education LL.B.
Alma mater University of Bristol
Occupation barrister and human rights activist[2]
Religion Islam

Alizeh Iqbal Haider is a Pakistani politician, and former parliamentarian, affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party. She became a member of national assembly on reserved seats for women from Sindh in Pakistani general election, 2013.[3] She's also spokesperson for Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.[4] She voluntarily resigned from the NA seat in 2015 due to personal issues.

Education and career

Alizeh did her O levels from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi in 1994 and A Levels from The Lyceum School, Karachi in 1996. In 1999, she enrolled in the University of Bristol and completed LLB Hons. In 2000, she completed Bar at Law from Lincoln's Inn, London.

Alizeh is specialised in Public International Law and Human Rights Law. In 2000, she joined family law firm "Hussain and Haider Advocates' which was set up by her grandfather Raja Tajammul Hussain and father Syed Iqbal Haider. She is actively advocating for human rights in Pakistan and is an active member of various human rights organisations such as Aurat Foundation, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and Society for Secular Pakistan

References

  1. "2nd death anniversary of Iqbal Haider today". The News Int. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. "The debutantes in the National Assembly". Dawn. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. "Members -Sindh". Pakistan National Assembly. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. "#PakWithIndiaNotoLakhviBail: A Cross-Border Show of 'Hashtag Solidarity'". NDTV. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.


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