15 Facts About Nilofar Bakhtiar

Nilofar Bakhtiar was born on 9 September 1957 and is a public official in Pakistan.

Nilofar Bakhtiar was Federal Minister for Tourism in Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's cabinet until a scandal forced her to resign.

Nilofar Bakhtiar was born in Hadali to a Punjabi Muslim family.

Nilofar Bakhtiar's father was retired from army as colonel while her two brothers retired from brigadier rank.

Begum Ali Malik, Nilofar Bakhtiar's mother, was a renowned social worker and was the founder and chairperson of The National Committee for the Repatriation of POWs after the 1971 war.

For high school Nilofar Bakhtiar attended Presentation Convent Girls High School in Rawalpindi.

Nilofar Bakhtiar received a Bachelor of Arts from the Punjab University and a Masters in Public Administration from the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University.

Nilofar Bakhtiar headed PML election campaigns in 1990,1993, and 1997.

Nilofar Bakhtiar serves on the board of numerous educational and civic bodies.

Nilofar Bakhtiar has served in the Senate of Pakistan from March 2006 to March 2018.

On 21 May 2007, according to some sources Nilofar Bakhtiar announced her resignation as Tourism Minister, over the parachute controversy.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz rejected this resignation but Nilofar Bakhtiar insisted and quit.

Nilofar Bakhtiar planned to sue the clerics behind the fatwa.

Ms Nilofar Bakhtiar complained of a campaign of intimidation against her, and had told a Senate Standing Committee that her life was under threat.

Ms Nilofar Bakhtiar said she was disappointed by her Cabinet colleagues who had failed to stand by her.