Roshan Khursheed Bharucha
Roshan Khursheed Bharucha | |
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Caretaker Federal Minister for Human Rights, Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, States and Frontier Regions | |
In office 5 June 2018 – 18 August 2018 | |
President | Mamnoon Hussain |
Prime Minister | Nasirul Mulk (caretaker) |
Caretaker Federal Minister for Railways and Postal Services | |
In office 7 June 2018 – 18 August 2018 | |
President | Mamnoon Hussain |
Prime Minister | Nasirul Mulk (caretaker) |
Personal details | |
Born | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Children | 3 |
Roshan Khursheed Bharucha is a Pakistani politician who served as the Federal Minister for Human Rights, Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, States and Frontier Regions, Railways and Postal Services in caretaker capacity.
Education
She holds a master's degree in English from the University of Balochistan and a degree in Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Executives from PIMS Karachi in 1993.[1]
Political career
She has served as provincial minister of Balochistan between 2000 and 2002.[2]
She has also served as the member of Senate of Pakistan from 12 March 2003 to 11 March 2006.[3]
In 2007, she was made provincial minister of Balochistan for Social Welfare, Informal education, Human rights, Youth, Information, Population, Information Technology, Manpower training, Sports, Archives and Culture in the caretaker setup.[3]
In 2018, she was made Federal Minister for Human Rights, Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, States and Frontier Regions, Railways and Postal Services[4] in Mulk caretaker ministry. She is the only Parsi woman to hold federal ministries.
Personal life
She belongs from Quetta and is a member of Parsi community in Pakistan.[5] She is mother of three children.[6]
References
- ^ Jabri, Parvez (6 June 2018). "Profiles of Caretaker Cabinet Ministers". Business Recorder.
- ^ "Profiles of six-members of caretaker federal cabinet - Daily Pakistan Observer -Daily Pakistan Observer –". pakobserver.net.
- ^ a b "About SDPI". www.sdpi.org.
- ^ "Roshan Khursheed given additional portfolios of Railways, Postal Services". www.radio.gov.pk.
- ^ "HOME IS WHERE THE HEART WAS - ePaper - DAWN.COM". epaper.dawn.com.
- ^ Notezai, Muhammad Akbar (22 July 2016). "The untold story of Quetta's Parsi community".