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    BornBushra Riaz Wattoo · 12 March 1971 · Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan
    Spouse(s)Khawar Maneka · (m. 1989; div. 2017) · Imran Khan · (m. 2018)
    Children5
    Known forSpouse of the Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018–2022)
    Early life

    Bushra Bibi was born on 12 March 1971 into a conservative, politically active family in central Punjab. She belongs to the Wattoo clan, a landowning Jat group, of whom the Manekas are a sub-clan. She was formerly a resident of … See more

    Personal life

    Bushra married Khawar Maneka in 1989. Khawar Maneka was a senior Customs official and a son of Ghulam Muhammad Maneka, a former federal minister in Benazir Bhutto's cabinet. His brother Ahmad Raza Maneka is … See more

    Involvement in politics

    Bushra was noted as the first niqab-wearing spouse of a Pakistani prime minister. Bibi stated that her decision to wear a niqab is a personal choice in line with religious teachings and that she is not seeking to impose it o… See more

    Convictions

    On 4 February 2024, Bushra Bibi was sentenced to seven years in prison along with her husband, Imran Khan, by a local court for violating Section 496 of the Pakistan Penal Code by marrying during her Iddat period. … See more

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