15 Facts About Marriyum Aurangzeb

Marriyum Aurangzeb is a Pakistani politician who currently serves as Senior Minister in the Government of Punjab, in office since March 2024.

Marriyum Aurangzeb served as Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, twice, first from October 2016 to July 2017 in the third Sharif ministry and then from August 2017 to April 2018 in the Abbasi ministry.

Marriyum Aurangzeb was elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 23 February 2024 and was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz as Senior Minister with various portfolio.

Marriyum Aurangzeb had served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Interior and as Chief Organiser of PML-N's Youth Women Wing, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi.

Marriyum Aurangzeb was considered a close associate of Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and was an active member of the PML-N's social media team.

Marriyum Aurangzeb was a part of Maryam's team overseeing the education sector.

Marriyum Aurangzeb was made in charge of the Ministry of Information after Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid was sacked for failing to stop a media report on a rift between the Government of Pakistan and the Pakistan Army.

Marriyum Aurangzeb had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the disqualification of PM Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case.

Marriyum Aurangzeb was appointed official spokesperson of PML-N on 2 June 2018.

Marriyum Aurangzeb was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2018 general election.

Marriyum Aurangzeb was regarded as being close to Shehbaz Sharif, often accompanying him on numerous foreign trips.

In September 2022, Marriyum Aurangzeb was accused of "using religion to instil and spread hatred" against PTI chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, resulting in a terrorism case being filed against her in an Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore.

Marriyum Aurangzeb is married to Australian citizen Aly Taseer, who is employed at Pakistan Tobacco Company.

In July 2022, former Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry accused Marriyum Aurangzeb of supporting the cigarette industry, citing her husband's role as a representative of the tobacco industry in Pakistan.

Marriyum Aurangzeb further claimed that billions of rupees in tax concessions were granted to the tobacco industry due to Marriyum's advocacy, alleging that her lobbying efforts led to concessions being granted to foreign tobacco companies.