About Khadija Ahrari
Born 1901. Khadija Ahrari was an Afghan politician.
Khadija Ahrari was an Afghan politician, and jointly the first woman elected to parliament in the country.
Biography Following the introduction of women's suffrage in the 1964 constitution, Ahrari was one of four women elected to Parliament in the 1965 elections, representing Herat.
She was one of the first six women to be member of Parliament or Senate after the 1965 elections: Anahita Ratibzad of Kabul, Khadija Ahrari of Kabul, Ruqia Abubakr of Kandhahar and Masuma Esmati of Herat for the House of the People, and Homaira Saljuqi and Aziza Gardizi for the Senate.
However, she did not contest the 1969 elections.
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Who was Khadija Ahrari?
House of the People member of Afghanistan
When was Khadija Ahrari born?
Khadija Ahrari was born in 1901.
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Khadija Ahrari was a politician.
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Khadija Ahrari was Afghan.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Khadija Ahrari. https://biography.guide/khadija-ahrari/
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