Sassui Palijo | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1976[1] Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Relations | Rasul Bux Palijo (uncle) Zarina Baloch (grandmother) Ayaz Latif Palijo (cousin) |
| Parents | Ghulam Qadir Palijo (father) Zarina Akhtar Baloch (mother) |
| Residence | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sassui Palijo (Sindhi: سسئي پليجو) is a politician and a columnist from Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan. Sassui Palijo is affiliated to Pakistan Peoples Party and is currently a Senator on women's reserved seat from Sindh.[2][3] Sassui Palijo was elected Chairperson of Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs in 2018.[4][5] She was first elected Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from Mirpur Sakro Thatta PS-85 THATTA-II in 2002 and later in 2008.[6] She was Minister for Culture in Sindh cabinet led by Syed Qaim Ali Shah from 2008 to 2013. She was the only directly elected female assembly member in Sindh out of 168 assembly members.
Political career
Born on 10 January 1976 in Jungshahi, Thatta.[1] She is a double graduate, MA Political Science from University of Sindh and undergraduate degree in law from London.[7][8] Ms. Sassui has been an active campaigner for human rights and gender equality. During General Musharraf's military rule, she was arrested many times in Islamabad, Thatta, Karachi, Lahore and Thar for protesting against the military rule.
In 2009, she strongly protested the president Pervez Musharraf's handing over of Hindu Gymkhana to the National Academy of Performing Arts saying that Hindu Gymkhana will be reserved for activities of the Hindu community.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Sassui Palijo Former MPA Minister". www.woman.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ PML-N sweeps Punjab; PPP, MQM recapture Sindh in Senate polls
- ^ Senate to elect chairperson, deputy on 12th
- ^ World, T. N. S. (2018-05-07). "Senate body on Parliamentary Affairs elects Sassui Palijo as chairperson". TNS World. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ Us, Contact; Advertisement; Disclaimer; Scholarship; Policy, Privacy; Us, About; UrduPoint; News, Urdu; Live TV, Mobile Prices. "Senate Body On Parliamentary Affairs Elects Sassui Palijo As Chairperson". Pakistan Point. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "Female candidates from Sindh". wichaar.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ Akhtar Balouch (16 September 2015). "8 to 1: Karachi's shrinking Hindu Gymkhana". Dawn. Retrieved 17 August 2020.