Haseenabanu Ismail

Haseenabanu Ismail (born 9 November 1969) is a South African politician of the Democratic Alliance who is serving as a member of the South African National Assembly since May 2019. Ismail was previously the councillor for ward 29 in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Haseenabanu Ismail

MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
Born (1969-11-09) 9 November 1969
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
ResidenceActonville, Benoni, Gauteng
OccupationPolitician

Political career

She is a member of the Democratic Alliance. In 2013, she was appointed to the Ekurhuleni city council as a proportional representation (PR) councillor.[1] Prior to the 2016 municipal elections, Ismail was chosen as the DA's candidate for ward 29 in Ekurhuleni, an area that includes Actonville.[2] She won the election with 43.9% of the vote.[3]

Before the 2019 general election, Ismail was ranked 13th on the DA's national list.[4] At the election, she won a seat in the National Assembly.[5] She is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health in parliament.[6]

References
  1. "Ward Councillors". www.ekurhuleni.gov.za. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. Razack, Sheina (28 July 2016). "Meet Benoni ward candidates for upcoming election". benonicitytimes.co.za. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. Lekabe, Thapelo (16 March 2016). "DA releases list of candidates to represent party for elections". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. Govindsamy, Rivelle (10 July 2019). "Haseena Ismail now MP". Benoni City Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. "Portfolio Committee on Health". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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