Rana Ansar Explained

Rana Ansar is a Pakistani politician who had been the Leader of the Opposition in Sindh from July 2023 to August 2023 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023 and from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

She was born on 17 August 1966 in Hyderabad, Pakistan.^[1]

She has earned the degree of Master of Arts in Islamic Culture from the University of Sindh.

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[2] [3]}

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM-P on a reserved seat for women in 2018 Pakistani general election.^[4]

On 13 July 2023, she was nominated as the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh by her party.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh. www.pas.gov.pk. 8 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810003330/http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/31/422. 10 August 2017.
2. News: PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA. 6 February 2018. www.pakistantoday.com.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103061614/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/28/pml-n-secures-maximum-number-of-reserved-seats-in-na/. 3 January 2018.
3. Web site: 2013 Sindh Assembly women notification. Election Commission of Pakistan. 8 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127124711/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Reserved%20Seats%20Notification/Reserved%20Seats%20in%20Sindh.pdf. 27 January 2018.
4. News: PPP bags most of the reserved seats in new Sindh Assembly . 13 August 2018 . The News . 13 August 2018 . en.
5. Web site: 2023-07-14 . Rana Ansar named as opposition leader in Sindh Assembly . 2023-07-16 . DAWN.COM . en.