Engineering and politics
Mehreen Faruqi
Australian senator and former NSW parliamentarian.
Migration and study
Faruqi grew up in Pakistan and migrated to Australia in 1992. She studied civil engineering and completed a doctorate at the University of New South Wales. Her first speech in the Senate recounts her move and subsequent education.
Engineering and state politics
Before federal Parliament she worked in engineering and education. She entered the New South Wales Legislative Council in 2013, becoming the first Muslim woman in an Australian parliament, according to her parliamentary account.
Federal Senate
She joined the Australian Senate for New South Wales in August 2018. The Parliament of Australia’s biography records her terms of service and parliamentary roles.