Summary
Bushra Gohar (Pashto: بشرا ګوهر; Urdu: بشریٰ گوہر) is a Pakistani politician and a senior leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM).[2] She has served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. She is an activist in the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a social movement campaigning for Pashtun human rights.[3] She was formerly the senior vice-president of Awami National Party (ANP).[4]
Bushra Gohar | |
|---|---|
| بشرا ګوهر | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for women |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1961 Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Political party | National Democratic Movement |
| Parent | Ali Gohar Khan[1] (father) |
| Alma mater | Wilmington University University of Pennsylvania University of Peshawar |
Biography edit
Born in Swabi to a Pashtun family, Gohar studied economics at the University of Peshawar and moved to the United States where she received master's degree in human resource management from Wilmington University in 1991 followed by a postgraduate certificate in South Asian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. On return to Pakistan, she worked as a consultant with UNDP, USAID, and UKAid. In 2000, Gohar became a member of the National Commission on the Status of Women, a position she retained until 2003.[5][6]
Her father, Ali Gohar Khan, was a Colonel in the Pakistan Army.[1] Two of her paternal uncles, Sher Khan and Bahadur Sher, were Generals in the army, while a third one, Shahnawaz, was also a Colonel.[7]
Political career edit
She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Awami National Party on a reserved seat for women from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2008 Pakistani general election.[8][9]
From 2016 to 2018, she served as the senior vice-president of Awami National Party until the party suspended her membership.[10][4]
References edit
- ^ a b "President, PM condole with MNA Bushra Gohar on demise of her father". Pakistan Today. May 28, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ Krishnankutty, Pia (September 2, 2021). "Pashtun leaders launch National Democratic Movement, party to counter Pakistan 'militarisation'". ThePrint.
- ^ "Female Activists Chart New Course In Pakistan's Conservative Pashtun Belt". Gandhara Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "Suspension as good as expulsion". The News International. December 16, 2018. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "EPES Mandala Consulting - Gohar Bio". Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Ms. Bushra Gohar | Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention". pncp.net. Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- ^ "At 87, Col (R) Ali Gohar begins a new political journey". The News International. March 14, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "NWFP to have first elected woman minister". DAWN.COM. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Newspaper, the (5 August 2011). "No end to phone tapping of women MNAs". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Asghar, Mohammad (11 April 2016). "Ex-MNA gets police response after eight years". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
