Mehreen Faruqi
Mehreen Faruqi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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مہرین فاروقی | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faruqi in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 10 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Adam Bandt Larissa Waters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Nick McKim and Larissa Waters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senator for New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 15 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lee Rhiannon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 19 June 2013 – 14 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Cate Faehrmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Cate Faehrmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 July 1963 Lahore, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Australian (since 1994) Pakistani (until 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Greens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore University of New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Environmental engineer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | greens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mehreen Saeed Faruqi (Urdu: مہرین سعید فاروقی born 8 July 1963) is an Australian politician and former engineer who has served as a federal Senator for New South Wales since 15 August 2018, representing the Greens. She was chosen to fill a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Lee Rhiannon, before being elected in her own right in 2019. She had previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Council between June 2013 and August 2018. Since June 2022, Faruqi has served as Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens.