Mussarat Ahmed Zeb
| Mussarat Ahmed Zeb | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Title | Mrs |
| Known for | social entrepreneur |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Residence | Swat, Pakistan |
| Locality | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Offices | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Occupation |
Politician businessperson |
Mussarat Ahmed Zeb (born 1950 in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is a Pakistani activist-politician and social entrepreneur, and a member of the former royal family of the State of Swat. She is currently a member of the National Assembly representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on a reserved seat for women.[1] Mussarat is a royal by marriage; she was married at the age of 14 to Miangul Ahmed Zeb, the son of Miangul Jahan Zeb, Gujjar, Wāli of Swat. She became a widow at the age of 25 when her husband was assassinated in 1986.
Mussarat runs a chain of vocational schools for women, training them in stitching, sewing and embroidery and then employing them.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Princess and the PTI: Mussarat Ahmed Zeb joins the ‘party of hope’", tribune.com.pk.
- ↑ "Princess Revives Swati Culture One Stitch At A Time’", npr.org.
- ↑ "Mussarat Ahmad Zeb joined PTI along with her 2 sons’", PaperPK News.
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