Bashir Ahmad Bilour
| Bashir Ahmad Bilour بشیر احمد بلور |
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| Born | 1 August 1943 |
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| Occupation | Provincial MPA,Senior Minister, Businessperson, |
| Years active | 1970 - 2012 |
| Home town | Peshawar |
| Political party | Awami National Party |
| 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 parlimentary 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] He left behind three sons: Haroon Bilour who is a renowned politician of peshawar and has served as mayor of peshawar in the recent past, Usman Bilour who was the president of KPCCI and died in office as the vice president of afghan pakistan joint chamber of commerce. He died due to a heart attack. and Danyal Bilour who is ought to become the successor of his grandfather and future leader of Peshawar due to his dedication in the youth of ANP and as well due to his devotion and dedication to the people of his slain grandfathers constituency PK 3.
See also
References
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