Sahira Sharif
Sahira Sharif (also spelled Saira Sharif) is an Afghan politician who was elected to represent Khost Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005. A report on Khost prepared at the Navy Postgraduate School stated that she "was possibly associated with Hezb-e Islami". A member of the Pashtun ethnic group, she attended university and may have had a Master's degree.
Sahira Sharif
- Born
- 1961
- Nationality
- Afghanistan
- Occupation
- politician · teacher · writer
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A former Hezb-e Islami leader, she presented herself in 2005 as an independent candidate, and was believed to support the Hamid Karzai administration. She is described as a women's rights activist. During the 2009 presidential election, she supported Ashraf Ghani. In the 2010 Afghan Parliamentary Elections, she ran in Khost province as an independent. She is married to Sharif Zadran and has two sons and two daughters. Sharif founded Mirman Baheer, a literary society that meets secretly across Afghanistan.
Positions recorded include Member of the House of the People of Afghanistan.
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- 1.Navy Postgraduate School. Profile: Khost Profile. January 2009.
- 2.Refugee Review Tribunal Australia. RRT RESEARCH RESPONSE Keywords: Afghanistan – Hezb-e-Islami – Khost Province – Harassment. 29 November 2005.
- 3.Constable, Pamela. Many Women Stayed Away From the Polls In Afghanistan. The Washington Post. August 31, 2009.
- 4.Pajhwok Afghan News. Electioneering heats up 10 days before elections. August 10, 2009.
- 5.Independent Election Commission. Khost Province Final List of Candidates for 2010 Wolesi Jirga Elections.
- 6.Inside the Poetry Societies Helping Afghan Women Find Community. Time.
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