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Iqra Khalid

Iqra Khalid
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Mississauga—Erin Mills
Assumed office
2015
Preceded by district created
Personal details
Born 1986
Rukanpur, Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party Liberal
Residence Mississauga, Ontario
Alma mater York University
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Profession Legal Clerk

Iqra Khalid (born 1986) is a Liberal politician, who was elected in 2015 by the riding of Mississauga—Erin Mills in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

Khalid was born in Pakistan. She immigrated to Canada in the 1990s, and attended York University, graduating in 2007 with a degree in criminology and professional writing. She later attended Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, and began working as a legal professional for the city government of Mississauga.

Khalid was one of two Pakistani-Canadian women elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 election, along with fellow Liberal Salma Zahid.


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