Bashir Ahmad Bilour
| Bashir Ahmad Bilour بشیر احمد بلور | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 August 1943 |
| Died | 22 December 2012 (aged 69) |
| 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-speaking Awan 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 parliamentary leader and was the only MPA of ANP even after the MMA wave when Ghulam Ahmad Bilour and many others lost.
Controversies
On 2012, Bilour offered a bounty of $100,000 (£61,600) for the killing of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the producer and writer of the anti-Islamic short film Innocence of Muslims.[3][4][5]
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, as usual, he had no guards.[6] The funeral prayer for him was held at Colonel Sher Khan Army Stadium on 23 December 2012 with at least 200,000 people despite threats, the city was closed as the father of peshawar, and face of KP assembly was buried at Syed Hasan Pir graveyard in Peshawar.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-177427468.html
- ↑ Esposito, Richard, Ross, Brian and Galli, Cindy (September 13, 2012). "Anti-Islam Producer Wrote Script in Prison: Authorities, 'Innocence of Muslims' Linked to Violence in Egypt, Libya". abcnews.go.com. ABC News.
- ↑ Dion Nissenbaum; James Oberman; Erica Orden (September 13, 2012). "Behind Video, a Web of Questions". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ↑ "Anti-Islam film: US condemns Pakistan minister's bounty". BBC News. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- 1 2 "Bashir Ahmed Bilour laid to rest". The News. Peshawar. 23 December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.