Shaheen Raza

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Shaheen Raza
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 20 May 2020
ConstituencyW-316 (Reserved seat for women)[1]
Personal details
Born1954
Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Died20 May 2020 (aged 65)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party PTI (2018-2020)

Shaheen Raza Cheema (1954 – 20 May 2020) was a Pakistani politician and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab who hailed from Gujranwala.[2] She held the office from August 2018 to May 2020. She died of COVID-19 on 20 May 2020.[3]

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a reserved seat for women from Gujranwala in 2018 Pakistani general election.[4]

Death

Raza died in the Mayo Hospital in Lahore from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan on 20 May 2020. Her age has been reported as 69,[5][6] 65[7] and 60.[8] It is said that she caught the virus while visiting a field hospital for coronavirus treatment in Gujranwala.[5] Reportedly she suffered from diabetes and blood pressure issues at the time of her death.[8] She was buried in Gujranwala.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Punjab Assembly Members' Directory". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
  2. ^ "Women in the Provincial Assembly, Punjab" (PDF). Aurat Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-15.
  3. ^ Lodhi, Adnan (20 May 2020). "PTI MPA Shaheen Raza succumbs to coronavirus". Express Tribune. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 August 2018). "ECP notifies candidates for PA reserved seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "PTI MPA Shaheen Raza dies of COVID-19". Samaa TV. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Former Balochistan governor dies of coronavirus in Karachi". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Pakistani legislator dies from COVID-19, as highest daily toll recorded". Reuters. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b Sheikh, Adnan (20 May 2020). "PTI lawmaker who tested positive for coronavirus passes away in Lahore". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 May 2020.