Bashir Ahmad Bilour

Bashir Ahmad Bilour
بشیر احمد بلور
Born (1943-08-01)1 August 1943
Died 22 December 2012(2012-12-22) (aged 69)
Occupation Provincial MPA,Senior Minister, Businessperson,
Years active 1970 - 2012
Home town Peshawar
Political party Awami National Party
Religion Islam
Parent(s) Bilour Din

Bashir Ahmad Bilour (Pashto: بشیر احمد بلور‎; 1 August 1943 - 22 December 2012) was a member of the provincial assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Senior Minister for Local Government and Rural Development of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[1]

Early life and education

Bashir Ahmad Bilour was born on 1 August 1943 in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. He belongs to a prominent political and social Hindko family of Peshawar.[2]

Bilour had a bachelor's degree in law. He was a member of Peshawar High Court Bar as a lawyer and took part in the active politics from the platform of Awami National Party since 1970.[1]

Political life

In the 2008 elections, Bashir Bilour was elected as a member of the provincial assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with majority of the votes (over 4000) from PF-3, a constituency of Peshawar City. He remained MPA for 5 consecutive times. He was the parliamentary leader and was the only MPA of ANP even after the MMA wave when ghulam bilour and many others lost.

Death and funeral

On 22 December 2012, Bilour was leaving after attending a meeting of ANP workers at a private residence in Peshawar, when he was attacked and critically injured by a suicide bomber at 6:15 PM. He was rushed to Lady Reading Hospital where he died at 7:40 PM. His secretary Noor Muhammad was also killed in the blast. This was the 5th attack on him and he bravely as usual had no guards and was martyred .[3] The funeral prayer for him was held at Colonel Sher Khan Army Stadium on 23 Dec 12 withatl least 200 000 people despite threats,the city was closed as the fatherof peshawar, and face of KP assembly was no moreand he was laid to rest at Syed Hasan Pir graveyard in Peshawar.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.pakp.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/220
  2. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-177427468.html
  3. 1 2 "Bashir Ahmed Bilour laid to rest". The News (Peshawar). 23 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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