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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Mehnaz Aziz
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| image               =
| office              = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start          = 13 August 2018
| term_end            = 10 August 2023
| constituency        = [[NA-77 (Narowal-I)]]
| birth_date          =
| birth_place         =
| spouse              = [[Daniyal Aziz]]
| nationality         = Pakistani
| party               = [[Independent politician|IND]] (2024-present)
| education           = [[University of Sussex]]
| otherparty          = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (2018-2024)
}}
'''Mehnaz Akbar Aziz''' is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from August 2018 till August 2023.
==Early life and career==
Mehnaz completed the Masters in Anthropology from the [[Quaid-i-Azam University]] and another Masters in Gender and Development Studies from the [[University of Sussex]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/women-for-all-seasons/|title=Women For All Seasons}}</ref>
She was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency [[NA-77 (Narowal-I)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Live: Pakistan election 2018 results — Maulana Fazlur Rehman losing on his home turf |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=Samaa TV}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eight women who made it to NA through direct election |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/205161-women-elected |accessdate=2 August 2018}}</ref> She received 106,366 votes and defeated [[Muhammad Tariq Anis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NA-77 Result - Election Results 2018 - Narowal 1 - NA-77 Candidates - NA-77 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-77 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |accessdate=2 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
She and her husband, [[Daniyal Aziz]], decided to run as [[Independent politician|independent candidates]] in the [[2024 Pakistani general election|2024 elections]], after they did not receive the PML(N)'s nominations for any seat.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-01-10 |title=Daniyal Aziz decides to go solo as PML-N announces candidates |url=https://arynews.tv/daniyal-aziz-decides-to-go-solo-as-pml-n-announces-candidates/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=ARY NEWS |language=en-US}}</ref>
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023]]
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[[Category:Quaid-i-Azam University alumni]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Sussex]]
[[Category:Women members of the National Assembly of Pakistan]]
[[Category:21st-century Pakistani women politicians]]
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