Bushra Gohar

Bushra Gohar
بشرا ګوهر
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyReserved seat for women
Personal details
Born (1961-05-05) 5 May 1961 (age 63)
Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Political partyNational Democratic Movement
ParentAli Gohar Khan[1] (father)
Alma materWilmington University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Peshawar

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]

  1. ^ "President, PM condole with MNA Bushra Gohar on demise of her father". Pakistan Today. May 28, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Krishnankutty, Pia (September 2, 2021). "Pashtun leaders launch National Democratic Movement, party to counter Pakistan 'militarisation'". ThePrint.
  3. ^ "Female Activists Chart New Course In Pakistan's Conservative Pashtun Belt". Gandhara Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Suspension as good as expulsion". The News International. December 16, 2018. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.