Fatima Aziz

Fatima Aziz (born 1969) is an Afghan physician and politician. In 2005, she was elected to the lower house of parliament as representative of Kunduz province in Afghanistan's first free parliamentary election in decades. She has since been re-elected in the 2010 and 2018 elections.[1]

Fatima Aziz
Member of the Afghanistan Parliament
for Kunduz province
Assumed office
2005
Personal details
Born1969
Kunduz, Afghanistan
NationalityAfghan
Children4
Alma materKabul Medical University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhysician

Biography

Fatima Aziz was born in 1969, in the province of Kunduz, Afghanistan. In 1987, she completed her secondary school education at Naswan High School in Kunduz. She obtained her medical degree from Kabul Medical University in 1993 and then began to work in hospitals around Kabul for the next 13 years. She also worked for various non-governmental organizations and the UNHCR. In the aftermath of the 2001 Afghan War, she was elected MP to the lower house of parliament, representing Kunduz province. She was re-elected in subsequent elections in 2010 and 2018.[1]

Known for her liberal stances and advocacy of gender equality, her comments in parliament have previously attracted controversy.[1][2][3] As representative of Kunduz, she provided information to the international media during the Battle of Kunduz in 2015.[4] She fled the city with her family due to the battle.[5] While the city was occupied by the Taliban, she campaigned for the city's liberation to the Afghan government and international community, while drawing attention to the humanitarian situation on the ground.[6]

Aziz speaks four languages including Dari, Pashtun, English, and Urdu. She is married and has four children.[1]

References
  1. "Database". Afghan Bios. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. "The Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development". www.afppd.org. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. "Afghan Lawmakers Harshly React Against MP Fatima Aziz Disclosure". Ariana News. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. CNN, Ehsan Popalzai and Masoud Popalzai (31 August 2019). "Taliban launches major attack on Afghan city". KION. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. "BBC World Service - World Have Your Say, What is Happening in Kunduz?, Kunduz MP: 'I'm worried for my people'". BBC. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. "Human Rights Organizations Should Pay Serious Consideration To Kunduz Situation, Fatima Aziz". bakhtarnews.com.af. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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