{{Short description|Pakistani politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Senator | name = Nuzhat Sadiq | image = Nuzhat Sadiq Senator.jpg | office = Pakistan Senator from Punjab | term_start = 12 March 2012 | term_end = | office1 = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | term_start1 = 17 March 2008 | term_end1 = 11 March 2012 | constituency1 = Reserved seat for women | party = PMLN (2018-present | constituency = Reserved seat for women }}
'''Nuzhat Amir Sadiq''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|نزہت عامر صادق}}}}) is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, since March 2012. Previously, she has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012.
==Education== Sadiq received a Bachelor of the Arts degree from Cantonment College for Women in Peshawar in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|title=Senate of Pakistan|url=http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=766|website=www.senate.gov.pk|accessdate=24 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180407/http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=766|archivedate=24 August 2017}}</ref>
==Political career== Sadiq was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on reserved seat for women in the 2008 Pakistani general election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Four PML-N ladies found involved|url=http://nation.com.pk/lahore/18-May-2010/four-pmln-ladies-found-involved|accessdate=24 August 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180005/http://nation.com.pk/lahore/18-May-2010/four-pmln-ladies-found-involved|archivedate=24 August 2017}}</ref> She remained the richest woman Member of the National Assembly from 2007 to 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Khan|first1=Iftikhar A.|title=Value of MNAs' assets increased three-fold in six years: Pildat|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/562772|accessdate=24 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=15 September 2010|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054613/https://www.dawn.com/news/562772|archivedate=7 April 2017}}</ref>
She was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women in the 2012 Pakistani Senate election.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=the|title=12 elected unopposed to Senate from Punjab|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/695996|accessdate=24 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=16 February 2012|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180419/https://www.dawn.com/news/695996|archivedate=24 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Senate elections: Seven out of 54 elected unopposed - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/343987/senate-elections-seven-out-of-54-elected-unopposed/|accessdate=24 August 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=1 March 2012|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824181605/https://tribune.com.pk/story/343987/senate-elections-seven-out-of-54-elected-unopposed/|archivedate=24 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PPP contacts N for unopposed Senate slots election|url=https://nation.com.pk/12-Mar-2012/ppp-contacts-n-for-unopposed-senate-slots-election|accessdate=28 January 2018|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128155609/https://nation.com.pk/12-Mar-2012/ppp-contacts-n-for-unopposed-senate-slots-election|archivedate=28 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Senate elections: Despite drama, upset, PPP comes out on top - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/344818/senate-elections-despite-drama-upset-ppp-comes-out-on-top/|accessdate=28 January 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=3 March 2012|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712123457/http://tribune.com.pk/story/344818/senate-elections-despite-drama-upset-ppp-comes-out-on-top/|archivedate=12 July 2015}}</ref>
She resigned from her National Assembly seat on 11 March 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Speaker accepts resignation of Nuzhat Sadiq |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/03/11/speaker-accepts-resignation-of-nuzhat-sadiq/ |accessdate=12 September 2018 |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref>
She was nominated by PML-N as its candidate in the 2018 Pakistani Senate election.<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N, PPP shortlist candidates for Senate elections|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/07/pml-n-ppp-shortlist-candidates-for-senate-elections/|accessdate=22 March 2018|work=Pakistan Today|date=7 February 2018}}</ref> However the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N's Senate nominees to contest election as independent candidates, says ECP|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1391004|accessdate=22 March 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=22 February 2018}}</ref>
She was re-elected to the Senate as an independent candidate on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in the 2018 Senate election.<ref>{{cite news|title=LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1649842/1-live-polling-begins-52-senate-seats/|accessdate=3 March 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Khan|first1=Iftikhar A.|title=PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1393083/pml-n-gains-senate-control-amid-surprise-ppp-showing|accessdate=4 March 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 March 2018}}</ref> She joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Guramani|first1=Nadir|title=15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1396875/15-independent-senators-backed-by-pml-n-in-senate-polls-join-treasury|accessdate=22 March 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=22 March 2018}}</ref>
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