Aziza Gardizi was an Afghan politician. Alongside Homeira Seljuqi, she was one of the first two female Senators nominated in 1965.
Biography Following the 1965 elections, the first in which women could vote and run for office, Gardizi and Seljuqi were appointed to the Senate by King Mohammed Zahir Shah,Hafizullah Emadi (2008) "Establishment of Afghanistan’s Parliament and the Role of Women Parliamentarians Retrospect and Prospects" Internationales Asienforum, Volume 39, number 1–2, pp5–19Afghanistan: Women and reconstruction International Crisis Group while four women were elected to the House of the People.Hafizullah Emadi (2002) Repression, Resistance, and Women in Afghanistan p85 She was reappointed to the Senate following the 1969 elections.
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