Marriyum Aurangzeb MNA |
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Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting | |
Assumed office 31 October 2016 |
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President | Mamnoon Hussain |
Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
Preceded by | Pervez Rasheed Federal Minister |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 3 June 2013 |
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Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Parents | Tahira Aurangzeb (mother), |
Marriyum Aurangzeb (Urdu: مریم اورنگزیب) is a Pakistani politician who currently serves as the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting in the third Sharif ministry. A member of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), Aurangzeb was educated at the Federal Government College, Islamabad and Quaid-e-Azam University and later attended the King's College London in the United Kingdom.
Prior to entering politics, she worked as a development practitioner with the WWF. She has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on a reserved seat for women since 2013.
Aurangzeb was born to Tahira Aurangzeb.
Aurangzeb did her graduation from the Federal Government College in Islamabad and went to receive a M.A in economics from the Quaid-e-Azam University. She later moved to London, where she received a master's degree from the King's College London in environmental and development policy.