Shaza Fatima Khawaja (Urdu: شزہ فاطمہ خواجہ) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication, in office since 12 March 2024.
[4][5][6] In an interview, when asked how she was selected for a reserved seat for women in the National Assembly, she replied "I barely made the 5 p.m application deadline at the Punjab Election Commission.
As a niece of PML-N senior leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif, she encountered criticism for her selection to a reserved seat in the National Assembly, with some labeling it as nepotism.
[3] In October 2017, she held the position of parliamentary secretary for the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, and Textile[7] as well as served as the Vice President of the Young Parliamentarians Forum of the National Assembly.
[9] She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of the PML-N on a reserved seat for women in Pakistani general election, 2018.