| 词条 | Salma Ataullahjan |
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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable | name = Salma Ataullahjan | image = File:SenatorSalma(Cropped).jpg | imagesize = | office1 = Canadian Senator from Ontario | term_start1 = July 9, 2010 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | nominator1 = Stephen Harper | appointer1 = Michaëlle Jean | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|04|29}} | birth_place = Mardan, Pakistan | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Canadian | party = Conservative | spouse = Saleem Ataullahjan | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = | cabinet = | occupation = Activist, artist, realtor | profession = Politician | religion = Muslim | signature = | website = | footnotes = }}Salma Ataullahjan ({{lang-ps| سلما عطااللہ جان }}) (born April 29, 1952) is a Canadian Senator named on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on July 9, 2010, and sits with the Conservative caucus. She had been the Conservative Party's unsuccessful candidate in Mississauga—Brampton South during the 2008 federal election losing to Liberal MP Navdeep Bains.[1] Ataullahjan is an advocate for the South Asian community; she has served on the executive board of the Canadian branch of The Citizens Foundation, an international organization that since 1995 has built 730 schools for Pakistan’s poorest children and is an executive member of the Canadian Pashtun Cultural Association.[2] She immigrated to Canada in 1980 from Pakistan as a new bride.[1] Prior to her appointment to the Senate she worked in the Toronto area as a realtor.[4] She has a diploma in computer operations[5] and is also an artist.[2] She stated her political heroes were Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Emily Stowe and Terry Fox.[3] She founded the parents council at David Lewis Public School in Toronto and has also served on the executive of the Pakistani Canadian Professionals and Academics and as president and vice-president of the Canadian Pashtun Cultural Association. She is also on the executive of the South Asian Regional Council and Citizens Foundation's Toronto chapter.[4] FamilyAtaullahjan was born in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Her great-great-uncle Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, led a non-violent Khudai Khidmatgar Muslim movement for independence from the British. Her father is Saranjam Khan, a former Pakistani senator and until recently secretary-general of Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (N) party. As a schoolgirl, she was friends with Benazir Bhutto.[5] See also
References1. ^1 [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/harper-fills-last-senate-vacancy/article1634733/ "Harper fills last Senate vacancy"], Globe and Mail, July 9, 2010 2. ^[https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/834161--pm-appoints-new-senator-before-crucial-budget-vote "PM appoints new senator before crucial budget vote"], Toronto Star, July 9, 2010 3. ^1 "Profile of the new senator, Salma Ataullahjan" 4. ^1 "Ex-Tory candidate named to Senate", CBC News, July 9, 2010 5. ^1 [https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/843062--new-senator-is-no-tory-hack?bn=1 "New senator is no Tory hack"], Toronto Star, August 2, 2010 External links
12 : 1952 births|Canadian senators from Ontario|Conservative Party of Canada senators|Living people|Canadian Muslims|Pakistani emigrants to Canada|Conservative Party of Canada candidates in the 2008 Canadian federal election|Women members of the Senate of Canada|Canadian people of Pashtun descent|People from Mardan District|Canadian politicians of Pakistani descent|21st-century women politicians |
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