Shunila Ruth

Shunila Ruth (Urdu: شنیلہ روت; born 30 June 1953) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously she was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018.

Shunila Ruth
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 13 August 2018 – 25 January 2023
Constituency	Reserved seat for minorities
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	Reserved seat for minorities
Personal details
Born	(1953-06-30) 30 June 1953 (age 72) Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	PTI (2013-present)

Early life and education

She was born on 30 June 1953 in Gujranwala.^[1]

She graduated from Kinnaird College for Women University in 1973. She received the degree of Master of Arts in English in 1976 from Forman Christian College.^[1]

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on reserved seat for minorities in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^[2][3]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for minorities in the 2018 Pakistani general election.^[4]