Ashraf Abbasi

Ashraf Abbasi
9th & 12th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
3 December 1988 – 6 August 1990
Preceded byWazir Ahmed Jogezai
Succeeded byM. Nawaz Khokhar
In office
11 August 1973 – 10 January 1977
Preceded byMohammad Hanif Khan
Succeeded byAbul Fateh
Personal details
Died4 August 2014
Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party
Children3
Alma materDow Medical College
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhysician

Ashraf Abbasi (Urdu: اشرف عباسی; Sindhi: اشرف عباسي) was a Pakistani politician and the first female Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.[1] She was a close supporter of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and its leaders Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto. She was also a member of the West Pakistan Assembly from 1962 until 1965. She joined the PPP and won from her constituency in 1970.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Former deputy speaker NA passes away in Larkana". Daily The News.com.pk. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Begum Ashraf Abbasi passes away". Daily Dawn.com. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Transitions: Begum Ashraf Abbasi laid to rest". Daily Tribune.com.pk. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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