Bushra Gohar
| Bushra Gohar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
|
In office 2008–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 May 1961 Swabi |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Residence | Islamabad |
| Alma mater |
Wilmington University University of Peshawar University of Pennsylvania |
Bushra Gohar is a Pakistani politician who is leader of Awami National Party and has served as Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
Biography
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 the 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 UK-AID. In 2000, Gohar became the member of the National Commission on the Status of Women, a position she retained until 2003.[1][2]
Political career
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 Pakistani general election, 2008.[3][4]
As of 2016, she was serving as senior vice-president of Awami National Party.[5]
References
- ↑ "EPES Mandala Consulting - Gohar Bio". Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "Ms. Bushra Gohar | Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention". pncp.net. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- ↑ "NWFP to have first elected woman minister". DAWN.COM. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ Newspaper, From 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.