Zubaida Jalal
Zubaida Jalal | |
|---|---|
| زبيدہ جلال | |
| Minister for Defence Production | |
| In office 20 August 2018 – 10 April 2022 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Naeem Khalid Lodhi (caretaker) |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 24 November 2002 – 15 November 2007 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Zafarullah Khan Jamali |
| Preceded by | Tehmina Daultana |
| Succeeded by | Ahsan Iqbal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zubaida Jalal Khan 31 August 1959 Kuwait |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | BAP (2018-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PMLN (1988-2002; 2013-2018) IND (2008-2013) PML (Q) (2002-2008) |
| Alma mater | University of Balochistan |
| Occupation | Teacher, social worker |
Zubaida Jalal Khan (Urdu: زبيدہ جلال خان; born 31 August 1959) is a Pakistani politician, a teacher, libertarian and social activist, who served as the Defence Production Minister from August 2018 until April 2022.
After successfully contesting in general elections held in 2002 on a PML(Q) platform, she came in national prominence and public fame as a leading woman minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. From 2002 to 2007, she was the minister of education (MoEd) and unsuccessfully contested for general elections held in 2008 on a PML(Q) platform.
After a five-year brief break from the national politics, she joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) but stepped down in favour of Kiran Haider, who successfully retained her seat in 2013 general elections, although she retains herself as a woman leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).