Haseenabanu Ismail

South African politician

Haseenabanu Ismail MP

Shadow Deputy Minister of Tourism
In office 21 April 2023 – 14 June 2024
Leader	John Steenhuisen
Preceded by	Hlanganani Gumbi
Succeeded by	Position vacant
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 May 2019

Personal details
Born	(1969-11-09) 9 November 1969 (age 54)
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance
Residence(s)	Actonville, Benoni, Gauteng
Occupation	Politician

Haseenabanu Ismail (born 9 November 1969) is a South African politician of the Democratic Alliance who is serving as a member of the South African National Assembly since May 2019. Ismail was previously the councillor for ward 29 in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Political career

She is a member of the Democratic Alliance. In 2013, she was appointed to the Ekurhuleni city council as a proportional representation (PR) councillor.^[1] Prior to the 2016 municipal elections, Ismail was chosen as the DA's candidate for ward 29 in Ekurhuleni, an area that includes Actonville.^[2] She won the election with 43.9% of the vote.^[3]

Before the 2019 general election, Ismail was ranked 13th on the DA's national list.^[4] At the election, she won a seat in the National Assembly.^[5] She was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health in parliament.^[6]

Ismail was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Tourism on 21 April 2023.^[7]

Ismail was re-elected to Parliament in the 2024 general election.^[8]

References

^ "Ward Councillors". www.ekurhuleni.gov.za. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ Razack, Sheina (28 July 2016). "Meet Benoni ward candidates for upcoming election". benonicitytimes.co.za. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ Lekabe, Thapelo (16 March 2016). "DA releases list of candidates to represent party for elections". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ Govindsamy, Rivelle (10 July 2019). "Haseena Ismail now MP". Benoni City Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ "Portfolio Committee on Health". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ "Shadow Cabinet: DA announces changes with a focus on Election 2024". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
^ "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 10 July 2024.