Haseenabanu Ismail

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Haseenabanu Ismail
MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
Born (1969-11-09) 9 November 1969 (age 52)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
Residence(s)Actonville, Benoni, Gauteng
OccupationPolitician

Haseenabanu Ismail (born 9 November 1969) is a South African politician of the Democratic Alliance who is serving as a member of the South African National Assembly since May 2019. Ismail was previously the councillor for ward 29 in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Political career[]

She is a member of the Democratic Alliance. In 2013, she was appointed to the Ekurhuleni city council as a proportional representation (PR) councillor.[1] Prior to the 2016 municipal elections, Ismail was chosen as the DA's candidate for ward 29 in Ekurhuleni, an area that includes Actonville.[2] She won the election with 43.9% of the vote.[3]

Before the 2019 general election, Ismail was ranked 13th on the DA's national list.[4] At the election, she won a seat in the National Assembly.[5] She is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health in parliament.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ward Councillors". www.ekurhuleni.gov.za. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ Razack, Sheina (28 July 2016). "Meet Benoni ward candidates for upcoming election". benonicitytimes.co.za. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ Lekabe, Thapelo (16 March 2016). "DA releases list of candidates to represent party for elections". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ^ Govindsamy, Rivelle (10 July 2019). "Haseena Ismail now MP". Benoni City Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Portfolio Committee on Health". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

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