Ashraf Abbasi
Ashraf Abbasi | |
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9th & 12th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan First Female Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 3 December 1988 – 6 August 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Wazir Ahmed Jogezai |
| Succeeded by | M. Nawaz Khokhar |
| In office 11 August 1973 – 10 January 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hanif Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abul Fateh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1925 |
| Died | 3 August 2014 (aged 89) |
| Party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Dow Medical College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
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Ashraf Khatoon Abbasi (Urdu: اشرف عباسی; Sindhi: اشرف عباسي) was a Pakistani politician and the first female Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. She was a close supporter of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and its leaders Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto. She was also a member of the West Pakistan Assembly from 1962 until 1965. She joined the PPP and won from her constituency in 1970.