Aziza Gardizi
Aziza Gardizi | |
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Member of the Senate | |
In office 1965–1973 | |
Aziza Gardizi was an Afghan politician. Alongside Homeira Seljuqi, she was one of the first two female Senators nominated in 1965.
Biography[]
Following the 1965 elections, the first in which women could vote and run for office, Gardizi was appointed to the Senate by King Mohammed Zahir Shah.[1][2] She was reappointed to the Senate following the 1969 elections.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Hafizullah Emadi (2008) "Establishment of Afghanistan’s Parliament and the Role of Women Parliamentarians Retrospect and Prospects" Internationales Asienforum, Volume 39, number 1–2, pp5–19
- ^ Afghanistan: Women and reconstruction International Crisis Group
Categories:
- 20th-century Afghan women politicians
- Members of the House of Elders (Afghanistan)