Marriyum Aurangzeb (Urdu: مریم اورنگزیب) is a Pakistani politician who currently serves as Senior Minister in the Government of Punjab, in office since March 2024.
[8] Aurangzeb had served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Interior[2][9] and also as Chief Organiser of PML-N's Youth Women Wing, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi.
[12][11][7][13] She had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the disqualification of PM Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case.
[20] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Aurangzeb ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting.
[29] She was allocated portfolio of Planning & Development, Environment Protection & Climate Change, Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife, as well Chief Minister’s Special Initiatives.
[30] In September 2022, Aurangzeb was accused of "using religion to instil and spread hatred" against PTI chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, resulting in a terrorism case being filed against her in an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore.
[31] In November 2023, the ATC issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Aurangzeb after she repeatedly failed to appear in court regarding the case filed against her in September 2022.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) also stated its intention to submit a reference aiming for the disqualification of Aurangzeb from her position as Federal Information Minister.