Azra Fazal Pechuho
Azra Fazal Pechuho (Urdu: عذرا فضل پیچوہو; born 21 February 1953) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health, and Population Welfare, in office since 19 August 2018. She has been a member of the Provincial *embly of Sindh since August 2018. She was a member of the National *embly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018.
Early life and education
She was born on 21 February 1953 in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan, to Hakim Ali Zardari and Bilquis Sultana Zardari. She has two siblings, Asif Ali Zardari and Faryal Talpur. She is a physician by profession and has done MBBS from the Dow medical college.
Political career
Pechuho was elected to the National *embly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Cons*uency NA-213 (Nawabshah-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election. She received 75,237 votes and defeated Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).
She was not a popular politician until the **ination of BeNational Socialist German Workers' Partyr Bhutto in 2007. After the **ination, she became the chancellor of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Ins*ute of Science and Technology (SZABIST).
Pechuho was re-elected to the National *embly from NA-213 (Nawabshah-I) as a candidate of PPP in 2008 Pakistani general election. She received 108,404 votes and defeated Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F).
Pechuho was re-elected to the National *embly from Cons*uency NA-213 (Nawabshah-I) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election. She received 113,199 votes and defeated Inayat Ali Rind, a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
She was elected to the Provincial *embly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Cons*uency PS-37 (Shaheed BeNational Socialist German Workers' Partyrabad-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.
On 19 August, she was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health with the additional ministerial portfolio of Population Welfare.