Shahnaz Ansari

Shahnaz Ansari (10 January 1970 – 15 February 2020) was a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from June 2013 until her assassination.

Shahnaz Ansari
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office June 2013 – 15 February 2020
Constituency	Reserved seat for women
Personal details
Born	(1970-01-10)10 January 1970 Naushahro Feroze
Died	15 February 2020(2020-02-15) (aged 50) Naushahro Feroze District
Manner of death	Assassination
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party

Early life and education

She was born on 10 January 1970 in Naushahro Feroze.^[1] She earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Shah Abdul Latif University.^[1]

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a reserved seat for women in the 2013 Pakistani general election,^[2][3] and re-elected in the 2018 general election.^[4]

Death

On 15 February 2020, while Ansari was in Dil Murad Khokhar village, Naushehro Feroze District, she was attacked and received six bullets to the chest. She was taken to the Peoples Medical College Hospital but died due to her injuries while on the way.^[5][6]

Trial

The gunman was identified as Waqar Khokhar who was sentenced to life imprisonment. The man was later murdered at a ceremony.^[7]