On Tuesday, Marriyum Aurangzeb, the Federal Minister for Information, announced on Twitter that Maryam Nawaz has been appointed senior vice-president and top organizer of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party.
Before being elevated, the PML-N party was serving Maryam Nawaz as its vice president.
Prime Minister Shahbaz
PM Shehbaz announced Maryam’s appointment as the senior vice president of the party on Twitter, stating that “she possesses the desire, determination, and experience to oversee the party’s organizational concerns.”
On Twitter, he stated, “I have no doubts that she would very effectively galvanize our party’s rank [and] file with the vision of our Quaid Nawaz Sharif.
I have appointed @MaryamNSharif as senior vice-president of PML-N. She has the drive, determination & experience to lead the party's organizational matters. I have no doubts that she will very effectively galvanise our party’s rank & file with the vision of our Quaid Nawaz Sharif
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) January 3, 2023
Maryam Aurangzeb
According to a statement posted on Twitter by Aurangzeb, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chose Maryam for the PML-N party.
“PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif made the significant organizational choice and nominated Maryam Nawaz appointed senior vice-president of the PML-N,” the tweet from the federal minister stated.
Aurangzeb, who also serves as the PML spokesperson, relayed the official announcement of Maryam’s promotion inside the party.
The announcement stated that, with immediate effect and as provided under the Constitution of Pakistan Muslim League-N, “The undersigned is pleased to nominate Ms. Mariam Nawaz Sharunderor Vice President.”
Following her promotion, Maryam is now “hereby authorized to re-organize the party at all functional tiers/levels as ‘chief organizer’.”
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے صدر شہباز شریف نے پارٹی کے بڑے تنظیمی فیصلے کا اعلان کر دیا
شہباز شریف نے @MaryamNSharif مریم نواز شریف کو پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کی سینئر نائب صدر مقرر کر دیا pic.twitter.com/EpiXh0t32P— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) January 3, 2023
The minister of finance is Ishaq Dar.
Ishaq Dar, the finance minister, meanwhile, wished Maryam well and also congratulated her on the occasion.
Best greetings and heartfelt congratulations to Maryam Nawaz Sharif on her selection as SVP/Chief Organiser of the PML-N by party President Shehbaz Sharif after consulting with party Quaid Nawaz Sharif, according to Dar.
Heartiest congratulations and best wishes for @MaryamNSharif on her appointment as SVP/Chief Organiser of PMLN by the party President @CMShehbaz in consultation with the party Quaid @NawazSharifMNS 🌺 pic.twitter.com/JO2Lg7MCiA
— Ishaq Dar (@MIshaqDar50) January 3, 2023
The party chose Maryam as one of its 16 vice presidents on May 3, 2019.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which had raised its concerns, contested her appointment. Shah Mehmood Qureshi was the foreign minister at the time. Qureshi held the position of foreign minister at the time. How could a person who had received a court sentence be named vice president? While holding the position of foreign minister, Qureshi raised this question.
Hence Maryam has been very active in organizing public events and leading the party’s election campaigns in many cities.
Maryam is also presently in the UK with her father, Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the PML-N.