Samar Haroon Bilour Explained

Samar Haroon Bilour
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start:24 October 2018
Constituency:PK-78 (Peshawar-XIII)
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Awami National Party
Spouse:Haroon Bilour[1]
Father:Irfanullah Marwat[2]
Relations:Ghulam Ishaq Khan (grandfather)[3]
Bashir Ahmad Bilour (father-in-law)
Term End:18 January 2023

Samar Haroon Bilour is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from October 2018 till January 2023.

Political career

Samar was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP) from the constituency PK-78 in 2018 Pakistani by-elections held on 14 October 2018. She defeated Muhammad Irfan Abdul Salman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Samar garnered 20,916 votes while her closest rival secured 16,819 votes.[4] With this election, Samar became the first woman to be elected on a general seat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly in sixteen years.[5] She became provincial Secretary Information of Awami National Party Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 4 June 2020.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ANP candidate, wife of shaheed Haroon Bilour, Samar Bilour wins PK-78. MENAFN. menafn.com. 15 October 2018.
  2. News: First elected female lawmaker in Peshawar carries family legacy. Arab News. 28 February 2020. 15 July 2023.
  3. News: The unending tragedies of Peshawar's Bilour family. The News. 16 July 2018. 15 July 2023. Sabir. Shah.
  4. Web site: By-Election 2018: PTI, PML-N win four NA seats each. geo.tv. 15 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Samar Bilour to be first woman MPA in 16 years. thenews.com.pk. 15 October 2018.