18 Facts About Yasmin Rashid

Yasmin Rashid is a Pakistani politician and social activist.

Additionally, Yasmin Rashid served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to January 2023.

Yasmin Rashid was born on 21 September 1950 in Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan.

Yasmin Rashid completed her early education in Neela village in Chakwal district before moving to Lahore where she was educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary.

Yasmin Rashid then received a degree in FCPS from Karachi's College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.

Yasmin Rashid served as the President of the Pakistan Medical Association Lahore from 1998 to 2000.

Yasmin Rashid served as president of Pakistan Medical Association Punjab from 2008 to 2010 and has been the chairperson of the Task Force Women Development, and chairperson of the Women Health Committee in Punjab.

Yasmin Rashid is a gynaecologist by profession and had served as the head of the obstetrics and gynaecology department at King Edward Medical University.

Yasmin Rashid worked in Rawalpindi Medical University, Fatima Jinnah Medical University and headed the Genealogy department of Central Park Medical College.

Yasmin Rashid retired from government service in 2010 and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on the advice of her father-in-law.

Yasmin Rashid ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from NA-120 but was unsuccessful and secured 52,354 votes against then President of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Sharif who won with 91,683 votes.

PTI nominated Yasmin Rashid to run for the seat of the National Assembly as its candidate in the by-polls held in September 2017.

Yasmin Rashid managed to secure 105,857 votes but was ultimately unsuccessful against PML-N's Waheed Alam Khan, who got 122,327 votes.

Yasmin Rashid was later elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women.

Yasmin Rashid ran for a seat in the National Assembly from NA-130 Lahore-XIV against three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of the PML-N as a candidate of the PTI in the 2024 Pakistani general election.

Yasmin Rashid officially gained 104,485 votes and lost her seat to Nawaz, who gained 179,310 according to the ECP, though major allegations of rigging surfaced for the constituency, as Rashid claimed she won the seat against Nawaz by a large margin.

Yasmin Rashid stated that Nawaz had officially won the seat due to rigging committed by him, and had added 74,000 votes to his name in a form of major election manipulation.

Yasmin Rashid is the son of the former Punjab Minister of Education Malik Ghulam Nabi.