Azra Fazal Pechuho


Azra Fazal Pechuho is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health, and Population Welfare, in office since 19 August 2018. She has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh since August 2018. She was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018.

Early life and education

She was born on 21 February 1953.
She is a physician by profession and has done MBBS from the Dow medical college.

Political career

Pechuho was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party from Constituency NA-213 in 2002 Pakistani general election. She received 75,237 votes and defeated Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League .
She was not a popular politician until the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in 2007. After the assassination, she became the chancellor of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology.
Pechuho was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-213 as a candidate of PPP in 2008 Pakistani general election. She received 108,404 votes and defeated Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League .
Pechuho was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-213 as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election. She received 113,199 votes and defeated Inayat Ali Rind, a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement.
She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-37 in 2018 Pakistani general election.
On 19 August, she was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health with the additional ministerial portfolio of Population Welfare.