Dr.
Najma Akbarali Heptulla (born 13 April 1940) is an Indian politician. She is a former vice-president of the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and a five time member of the
Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian parliament, between 1986 and 2012, and
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha for sixteen years. She was a member representing
Rajasthan from July 2004 to July 2010. She was nominated by the BJP for the Rajya Sabha in 2012 from
Madhya Pradesh, and assumed her office on 24 April 2012.