| Birth date | 1950 (age 76–77) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Comilla, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Office | Member of the Senate of Pakistan |
| Term start | December 2018 |
| Term end | March 2024 |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime minister | Imran Khan |
| Constituency | Punjab, Pakistan |
| Other party | PTI (2018-2023) |
| Relatives | Jahangir Tareen (brother)[1] |
Seemi Aizdi is a Pakistani politician who was the member of the Senate of Pakistan from December 2018 to March 2024.
Early life
She was born in Comilla, which at the time was part of East Bengal in Pakistan, but is now situated in Bangladesh.[2][3][4][5]
Political career
In May 2018, she paid Rs.100,000 to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as an application fee for a ticket to contest the 2018 Pakistani general election from one of the national assembly constituencies of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).[6] However, she was not allotted a ticket for any of the three ICT constituencies.[7][8][9] Rather, she was accommodated in upcoming by-elections for the Senate of Pakistan and was elected senator from Punjab province on a reserved seat for women representing PTI. The election was held on 15 November 2018 between her and Saira Afzal Tarar of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[10] PTI was criticized for promoting nepotism for her being sister of then PTI stalwart Jahangir Tareen.[11] She served as a senator from December 2018 to March 2024.[12][13] While serving as a senator, she chaired the committee on climate change. In this role, she advocated for making the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor more environmentally sustainable.[14]
In March 2022, while her brother Jahangir Tareen was backing a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, she publicly expressed her support for Khan.[15]
She was among the PTI senators who proposed a resolution denouncing the May 9 riots and advocating for severe measures against those responsible for the violent acts on that day.[16]
References
- ^ "PTI hands Jehangir Tareen's sister Senate election ticket". November 2018. Archived 2024-05-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Senate of Pakistan. Archived 2019-12-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "PTI hands Jehangir Tareen's sister Senate election ticket". The Express Tribune. Pakistan: The Express Tribune. 2018-11-01. Archived 2020-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ APP (2018-11-16). "PTI-backed Waleed Iqbal and Seemi Ezdi get elected to Senate from Punjab". DAWN.COM. Pakistan: Dawn. Archived 2018-12-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Familiar names among 21 hopefuls for PTI tickets in capital". The Express Tribune. 24 May 2018. Archived 5 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived 29 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived 29 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived 2 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Tehreek-e-Insaf's Waleed Iqbal, Seemi Aizdi win Senate by-election - SUCH TV". suchtv.pk. Archived 16 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Jahangir Tareen's sister likely to be inducted in PM's cabinet". Pakistan Point. 10 December 2018. Archived 5 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Waleed Iqbal, Seemi Ezdi Swear In As Senators". Urdu Point. 14 December 2018. Archived 5 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Election Commission to hold Senate polls on April 3". Dunya News. 5 March 2024. Archived 5 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Green CPEC to play vital role in Pakistan's efforts against climate change". Xinhua. 4 June 2022. Archived 1 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Jahangir Tareen's sister Seemi Ezdi voices support for PM Imran". The Nation. 14 March 2022. Archived 29 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "PTI senators condemn May 9 violence". The Express Tribune. 29 May 2023. Archived 29 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
