Tanzeela Qambrani: A Tanzanian woman has been appointed a Pakistani MP and set up a history
A Tanzanian woman has been the first African citizen to be nominated as a member of Pakistan, giving hope to people of the small and poor South African country.
Tanzeela Qambrani, 39, was appointed by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) party, by former minister Benazir Bhutto to serve at a women's seat in the Sindh province of southern India.
He hopes that his post-election election last month will help eliminate the stigma that has existed against the Sidi community, the so-called African people living on the coastal areas of Makran and Sindh in Pakistan.
"As a small community moving to large communities, we have had a hard time maintaining our African roots and cultures, but I would like to see that the name Sidi becomes dignified," Mrs. Qambrani whose ancestors came from Tanzania told the BBC.
The woman was released on Monday this week and was welcomed by The News International's website saying she felt like Nelson Mandela.
Wearing a traditional African dress during her sweat.
Most of the Sidi community were from slaves sent to India from East Africa and Portugal.
Historians say their ancestors were also soldiers, traders, drivers and pilgrims of Islam.
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They held high positions during the Mughal regime but were largely invested under British colonial rule.
Estimates indicate that their number is a thousand in Pakistan.
They met with other people but they have had some of their cultures. They are organizing a festival that combines some Islamic beliefs with crocodiles, as well as their hymns combine the indigenous and indigenous languages known as Baluchi.
Citizens also live in the states of Karnataka, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh in India.
People of the Sidi community are most Lyari districts in Karachi and have become PPP supporters who are currently headed by his son Benazir Bhutto, Bilawal Zardari Bhutto.
However no one from the Sidi community ever attended Parliament until Mr. Bhutto Zardari appointed Mrs. Qambrani to a special chair.
"As Colombus discovered America, Bilawal (his son Benazir Bhutto) has also discovered the people of the Sidi community," said Ms. Qambrani whose grandfathers entered Sidhi from Tanzania.
TANZEELA QAMBRANI
The PPP party ranked third in the last defeat by the former cricket Imran Khan of the PTI party.
Mr Qambrani is a professional computer expert who holds a master degree (second degree) in a computer lesson from Sindh University, Jamshoro.
She is married and has been born to three children.
Dadake is married to Tanzania
It comes from Matli area in Badin district that is located in the coastal area of the Sindh region. She has been a female advocate for girls.
His father Abdul Bari was a lawyer and his mother was a retired teacher.
His family has maintained his relationship with Africa; one of her sisters was married in Tanzania.
Another husband comes from Ghana.
"When Dad was married to a man from Ghana, local and foreign guys from Ghana played in the bush and celebrated in the village," he says.
"They played the traditional dance of the Chaldeans and also the Mogo dances that were given from Ghana but naturally played at home. They could not distinguish the player from Sidi and Africa."
Like other people of Sidi communities in Sindh, Tanzeela Qambrani has long been involved with the PPP party. He has political skills because he has not served as councilor since 2010.
But he says he realizes to take a position in the provincial parliament will give a new challenge especially to his community.
"I'm already feeling heavy," she said. "I'm fine, and these middle-class and low-class people know that I am one of them." This means that there will be great expectations. "
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