Nighat Yasmin Orakzai

Nighat Orakzai (; born 17 July 1962) is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 till January 2023.

Early life Orakzai was born on 17 July 1962 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Orakzai was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PML-Q on a reserved seat for women in the 2008 Pakistani general election. During her tenure as Member of the Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, she remained deputy parliamentary leader of PML-Q.

She served as information secretary of PML-Q in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until she resigned in December 2012.

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in the 2013 Pakistani general election.

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for women in the 2018 Pakistani general election.