Nazley Sharif
Nazley Sharif MP | |
|---|---|
 Sharif in September 2019 | |
| Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities in the Presidency | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 5 June 2019 | |
| Leader | Mmusi Maimane John Steenhuisen |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nazley Khan Sharif 18 May 1990 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Nazley Khan Sharif (born 18 May 1990) is a South African politician serving as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities in the Presidency since June 2019. Sharif was elected to the National Assembly in the May 2019 general election. Khan is a member of the Democratic Alliance.
Education[]
Sharif studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, where she graduated with a BA degree and a BA Honours degree in political sciences.[1]
Political career[]
While in her first year at the University of the Witwatersrand, she joined the Democratic Alliance Students' Organisation on campus. She was elected as a DA councillor in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in 2014. Khan was elected to a full term in 2016.[2] She was then elected chairperson of the municipality's Section 79 Gender, Youth, and People with Disabilities committee.[1]
Khan was elected to the National Assembly in the May 2019 general election.[3] On 5 June 2019, she was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities in the Presidency.[4] She became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and People with Disabilities on 27 June 2019.[5]
On 5 December 2020, it was announced that Khan would remain as Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities in the Presidency in the shadow cabinet led by John Steenhuisen.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Ms Nazley Khan Sharif". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Ms Nazley Khan Sharif (DA)". People's Assembly. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Gerber, Jan (5 June 2019). "Here's the DA's 'shadow cabinet'". News24. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "announcements, tablings and committee reports - APRAV" (PDF). APRAV. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real Change". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
External links[]
- Nazley Khan Sharif at People's Assembly
- Living people
- 1990 births
- People from Johannesburg
- University of the Witwatersrand alumni
- Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians
- Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
- Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa