Roshan Khursheed Bharucha

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 a caretaker capacity.

Roshan Khursheed Bharucha
Caretaker Federal Minister for Human Rights, Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, States and Frontier Regions
In office
5 June 2018 – 18 August 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNasirul Mulk (caretaker)
Preceded byKhawaja Saad Rafique
Succeeded byShireen Mazari (Minister of Human Rights)
Caretaker Federal Minister for Railways and Postal Services
In office
7 June 2018 – 18 August 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNasirul Mulk (caretaker)
Succeeded bySheikh Rasheed Ahmad (Minister of Railways)
Personal details
BornQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Children3

Education

Barucha's father migrated to Balochistan from Yazd, Iran while her mother is from Gujarat, India.[1]

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 which was awarded in 1993.[2]

Political career

She has served as provincial minister of Balochistan between 2000 and 2002.[3]

She has also served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan from 12 March 2003 to 11 March 2006.[4]

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 a caretaker capacity.[4]

In 2018, she was made Federal Minister for Human Rights, Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, States and Frontier Regions, Railways and Postal Services[5] in Mulk caretaker ministry. She is the only Parsi woman to hold federal ministries.

Personal life

She hails from Quetta and is a member of the Parsi community in Pakistan.[6] She is a mother of three children Kaiwan, Sharaine, and Thrity. [7]

References
  1. "Parsi community in Quetta: 'Proud of our contributions for Pakistan' - BBC URDU". YouTube.
  2. Jabri, Parvez (6 June 2018). "Profiles of Caretaker Cabinet Ministers". Business Recorder.
  3. "Profiles of six-members of caretaker federal cabinet - Daily Pakistan Observer -Daily Pakistan Observer –". pakobserver.net.
  4. "About SDPI". www.sdpi.org.
  5. "Roshan Khursheed given additional portfolios of Railways, Postal Services". www.radio.gov.pk.
  6. "HOME IS WHERE THE HEART WAS - ePaper - DAWN.COM". epaper.dawn.com. 22 July 2016.
  7. Notezai, Muhammad Akbar (22 July 2016). "The untold story of Quetta's Parsi community".
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