Yasmin Rashid
| Professor Dr. Yasmeen Rashid (Urdu: پروفیسر ڈاکٹر یاسمین راشد) | |
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 Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Punjab | |
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In office 23 March 2013 – 23 May 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Alma mater | Fatima Jinnah Medical College |
| Profession | Politician, Doctor |
| Religion | Islam |
Professor Dr. Yasmeen Rashid (Urdu: پروفیسر ڈاکٹر یاسمین راشد ), is a Pakistani politician and a prominent Gynecologist[1][2] who is serving as the Punjab Secretary General of Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. She is currently working as the Professor and Head of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department, Central Park Medical College, Lahore. Prior to this, she retired from the Government Service in 2010 as a Professor and Head of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department, King Edward Medical University. She Lost the Election with Big Margin from the constituency NA-120 (Lahore) against the two-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[3][4] She belongs to a political family formerly associated with the Pakistan Peoples Party; her father-in-law Malik Ghulam Nabi was a close aide of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.[5][6][7]
Dr. Yasmin Rashid is also an activist and a leading social worker. She is the pioneer of Feto Maternal Medicine in Pakistan and introduced services like inutero blood transfusion, prenatal diagnosis, fetal blood sampling, etc. She has also remained an active sports woman. She remained Pakistan no 2 in table tennis and also has university colours in basketball, tennis and swimming.
Education and medical experience
She completed her MBBS in 1978 from Fatima Jinnah Medical College, followed by MCPS and FCPS from College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan in 1981. She is also a member and fellow at Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists since 1999 and at College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan since 2010.[6]
- Professor & Head of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department, Central Park Medical College, Lahore. (since 2013).
- Professor & Head of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department, King Edward Medical University, Lahore. (2003–2010 Retirement from Government service).
- Program Manager, Punjab Safe Motherhood Initiative Project (2004–2010)
- Program Manager, Punjab Thalassaemia Prevention Project (2009–2010)
- Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore.(1999–2003)
- Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Rawalpindi Medical College. Rawalpindi (July 1996 – 1999)
- President, Jahandad Society for Community Development (2001 – Feb 2103)
- Patron, Alzheimer's Pakistan (since 2000)
- Elected board member, Alzheimer's Disease International (since 2009)
- Secretary General, Thalassaemia Society of Pakistan. (since 1994)
- Secretary General, Thalassaemia Federation of Pakistan (since 2004)
- President Pakistan Medical Association Lahore. (2008–2010)
- Chairperson Task Force for Women Development Government of Punjab. (1998–2002)
- Chairperson Committee for Women Health, Social Welfare Department Punjab. (1998–2000)
- President Pakistan Medical Association Centre. (1998–2000)
Clinic: 146/1, Shadman Jail Road, Lahore, Pakistan Tel: (+92) 042 37420116, 37420102
See also
References
- ↑ "Best Gynecologists in Lahore Hospitals". Pakinfomedics.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ejaz, Yasmin nominated for PTI top slots | Newspaper". Dawn. Pakistan. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "Tehreek-i-Insaf candidates for Lahore seats | Newspaper". Dawn. Pakistan. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "Nawaz Sharif cleared for NA-120 Lahore". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "PML-N still strongest in NA-120 Lahore areas". The News International. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- 1 2 "Dr. Yasmin Rashid". Awaztoday.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women Empowerment: Dr. Yasmin Rashid Elected General Secretary PTI Punjab « PKPolitics Discuss". Pkpolitics.com. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.