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.[1]
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. As a member of parliament, she sat on the Education Committee.[1] A former Hezb-e Islami leader, she presented herself in 2005 as an independent candidate, and was believed to support the Hamid Karzai administration.[2]
She is described as a women's rights activist.[3]
During the 2009 presidential election, she supported Ashraf Ghani.[4] In the 2010 Afghan Parliamentary Elections, she ran in Khost province as an independent.[5] 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.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Profile: Khost Profile". Navy Postgraduate School. January 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-06-19.
- ^ "RRT RESEARCH RESPONSE Keywords: Afghanistan – Hezb-e-Islami – Khost Province – Harassment". Refugee Review Tribunal Australia. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ Constable, Pamela (August 31, 2009). "Many Women Stayed Away From the Polls In Afghanistan". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "Electioneering heats up 10 days before elections". Pajhwok Afghan News. August 10, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "Khost Province Final List of Candidates for 2010 Wolesi Jirga Elections" (PDF). Independent Election Commission. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "Inside the Poetry Societies Helping Afghan Women Find Community". Time. Retrieved 2021-10-25.