Shaista Gohir, Baroness Gohir OBE (born 27 February 1969)[1] is a British women's rights campaigner. She leads the national charity, Muslim Women's Network UK (MWNUK). Her nomination by the House of Lords Appointments Commission as a Crossbench life peer was announced on 17 May 2022.[2]
The Baroness Gohir | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 24 June 2022 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1969 |
| Political party | Crossbench |
Personal life edit
Gohir's parents immigrated to England in the early 1960s and are originally from Daultala, Pakistan.[3] Gohir is a mother to three children and lives in Hall Green.[4]
Awards and honours edit
She was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to Muslim People and to Community Relations[5] and Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to Gender Equality and Women's Rights.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Shaista Gohir". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ HOLAC press release
- ^ "British Pakistani female campaigner appointed to the House of Lords". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Haynes, Jane (23 May 2022). "'Baroness of Hall Green' - activist Shaista Gohir made life peer". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Order of the British Empire". www.thegazette.co.uk.
- ^ "BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST—UNITED KINGDOM". www.thegazette.co.uk.