Roqia Abubakr

Roqia Abubakr was one of the first four women to be the elected to the Afghan Parliament ("Wolesi Jirga") in 1965[1] following the Constitution of Afghanistan of 1964 which granted women the right to vote.

References

  1. Skaine, Rosemarie (2002). The women of Afghanistan under the Taliban. McFarland. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-7864-1090-3.


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