11 Facts About Sassui Palijo

Sassui Palijo is a politician and a columnist from Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan.

Sassui Palijo is a two-time Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly from PS-85.

Sassui Palijo was born on 10 January 1976 into a Sindhi Muslim family, in Jungshahi, Thatta.

Sassui Palijo is a double graduate, with an undergraduate degree in law from London and an MA in political science from University of Sindh.

Sassui Palijo was first elected Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from Mirpur Sakro area of constituency PS-85 in 2002 and later in 2008, when she was the only directly elected female assembly member in Sindh out of 168 assembly members.

Sassui Palijo served as the Minister for Culture in the Sindh cabinet led by chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah from 2008 to 2013.

Sassui Palijo's efforts led to the shifting of the archaeology department from Islamabad to Sindh.

Sassui Palijo lost her seat in the 2013 Pakistani general election by a margin of only 409 votes, after which she became a senator on a reserved seat from Sindh from 2015 to 2021.

Sassui Palijo was elected Chairperson of Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs in 2018.

Sassui Palijo has been an active campaigner for human rights and gender equality.

Sassui Palijo's grandmother, Zarina Baloch, was a writer, actress, folk singer, teacher, and political activist.