Azra Fazal Pechuho (Urdu: عذرا فضل پیچوہو; née Zardari; born 21 February 1953) is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health, and Population Welfare, in office from August 2018 till August 2023 and again from March 2024. She was member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023. She was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018. She is serving as member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh since February 2024.
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Early life and education
She was born on 21 February 1953 in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan, to Hakim Ali Zardari and Bilquis Sultana. She has three siblings, Asif Ali Zardari, Fauzia Abbasi and Faryal Talpur She is a physician by profession and has done MBBS from the Dow Medical College.
She is married to Dr. Fazlullah Pechuho and has a son, Muhammad Pechuho.
Political career
Pechuho was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-213 (Nawabshah-I) in the 2002 Pakistani general election. She received 75,237 votes and defeated Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).
She was not a popular politician until the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in 2007. After the assassination, she became the chancellor of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST).