Shama Haider
Shama Haider is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who was elected in the 2021 New Jersey General Assembly election as an assemblywoman for New Jersey's 37th legislative district, making her the first Muslim woman to be elected to the New Jersey Legislature.
Shama Haider | |
|---|---|
| Member-elect of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 13th district | |
| Assuming office January 2022 | |
| Succeeding | Valerie Huttle and Gordon M. Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
Political career
Born and raised in Pakistan, where she served as a secretary to Nusrat Bhutto, Haider emigrated to the United States in 1977. She was elected in both 2001 and 2015 to serve on the Tenafly, New Jersey Borough Council. In the November 2021 general election, she was elected together with her running mates Gordon M. Johnson to the Senate and Ellen Park in the Assembly, making her the first Muslim woman to serve in the state legislature.[1]
References
- Adely, Hannan. "Bergen's Shama Haider makes history as first Muslim elected to NJ Legislature", The Record, November 3, 2021. Accessed November 7, 2021. "That changed on Election Day, however, when former Tenafly councilwoman Shama Haider won the race for state Assembly in the 37th District in Bergen County.... Haider, 72, has been active in local politics for over two decades, serving on the Tenafly Borough Council twice in terms beginning in 2001 and in 2015."
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