Nazley Sharif

Nazley Khan Sharif (born 18 May 1990) is a South African politician serving as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities in the Presidency since June 2019. Sharif was elected to the National Assembly in the May 2019 general election. Khan is a member of the Democratic Alliance.

Nazley Sharif

MP
Sharif in September 2019
Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities in the Presidency
Assumed office
5 June 2019
LeaderMmusi Maimane
John Steenhuisen
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
Born
Nazley Khan Sharif

(1990-05-18) 18 May 1990
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance

Education

Sharif studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, where she graduated with a BA degree and a BA Honours degree in political sciences.[1]

Political career

While in her first year at the University of the Witwatersrand, she joined the Democratic Alliance Students' Organisation on campus. She was elected as a DA councillor in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in 2014. Khan was elected to a full term in 2016.[2] She was then elected chairperson of the municipality's Section 79 Gender, Youth, and People with Disabilities committee.[1]

Khan was elected to the National Assembly in the May 2019 general election.[3] On 5 June 2019, she was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities in the Presidency.[4] She became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and People with Disabilities on 27 June 2019.[5]

On 5 December 2020, it was announced that Khan would remain as Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities in the Presidency in the shadow cabinet led by John Steenhuisen.[6]

References
  1. "Ms Nazley Khan Sharif". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. "Ms Nazley Khan Sharif (DA)". People's Assembly. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. Gerber, Jan (5 June 2019). "Here's the DA's 'shadow cabinet'". News24. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. "announcements, tablings and committee reports - APRAV" (PDF). APRAV. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. "DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real Change". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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